Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson believes the key to keeping Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma quiet is to trouble them early on in their innings.<\/p>\n
Hesson, who was appointed as the coach of Kings XI Punjab recently, said that Kohli needs to be kept quiet for the first 10-15 balls and that will open up opportunities to get him out.<\/p>\n
However, he added that the surface plays a role in it too.<\/p>\n
“The key thing is if you can contain Virat Kohli in the first 10-15 balls where he has to take some risks to get his innings underway then that will provide opportunities,” Hesson told ESPNcricinfo.<\/p>\n
“How you do that is dependent on the surface. But, if we found a magic formula, I’m sure it would be circulated all around the world very quickly,” he added.<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old also heaped praise on Rohit, saying that he is in great form for a while but swinging the ball outside the off-stump early on can trouble him.<\/p>\n
“Rohit Sharma is in incredibly good form at the moment and has been for a long time. The thing with Rohit is that once he is in, once he gets himself set, he generally dictates the outcome of the game.”<\/p>\n
“It’s making sure that the new-ball bowlers can attack Rohit early on whether it’ll be with swing or with some other variations wide outside the crease or whatever,” Hesson said.<\/p>\n
The pair will be next seen in action against Australia, when the two sides collide in the first game of the three-match T20I series at the Gabba on November 21.<\/p>\n
Following the T20 series, India will play four Tests and three ODIs and then fly off to New Zealand to play a five-match ODI series. That is going to be followed by three T20Is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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