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Mitchell Starc<\/strong>: <\/a>Former Team India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has opened up on Virat Kohli’s dismissal off Mitchell Starc’s bowling during the first ODI against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The former all-rounder felt Starc was one step ahead of Kohli, who played the wrong shot against the world-class bowler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell Starc<\/strong>: With the former Indian captain returning to the international fold for the first time since March, he was treated to big cheers. However, the veteran batter was dismissed for a duck as he fiddled with a ball well outside the off-stump. The ball skewed to the backward point fielder, Cooper Connolly, who completed a diving catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell Starc<\/strong>: Speaking on\u00a0Star Sports<\/em>,\u00a0Nayar\u00a0dissected the dismissal. He said, as quoted by\u00a0IANS<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The discussion will always be around playing square of the wicket in Australia. With the extra pace, bounce, and lateral movement on offer, you want to let the ball come to you, play it late and behind the body. That\u2019s slightly different from what Virat has traditionally done here. He\u2019s someone who likes to take charge, walk towards the bowlers, and play in straighter areas. Today was a different challenge. Mitchell Starc seemed one step ahead; he didn\u2019t go for the full and fast deliveries we\u2019re used to seeing, but instead, hit the pitch hard and went across the batter.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell Starc<\/strong>: A rain-marred fixture in Perth saw only 26 overs per side as India dragged themselves to 136\/9 after a somewhat breezy partnership between KL Rahul and\u00a0Axar Patel. However,\u00a0Australia\u00a0won with seven wickets to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell Starc<\/strong>: “There were definite plans” – Abhishek Nayar on Australia dismissing Virat Kohli<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nevertheless, Nayar <\/a>is confident that Kohli <\/a>will reinvent himself and respond in the next ODI. In the same discussion, he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Yes, there were definite plans against Virat<\/a>. In white-ball cricket, unlike the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, <\/a>where there was more grass and movement, this was about variation in pace and angles. I\u2019m sure Virat will go back, study his videos, and look at adjustments, maybe playing deeper in the crease or later towards third man could be better options. We saw him work on that during the BGT, and I\u2019m confident he\u2019ll reflect, adapt, and come back with better plans to deliver the runs we all expect from him.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The second ODI <\/a>will be played at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, October 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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