An ex-England star on Virat Kohli, “Big Occasion Player”
Jonathan Philip Agnew, a former England player who is now a pundit, commended Virat Kohli for rising to the occasion and enjoying the responsibility of doing so time and time again.
“He is a different sort of player than Yadav for instance. A bit more conventional. A big occasion player. He rises to the occasion. He relishes that sort of challenge. We saw him against Pakistan. That was a situation made for Kohli.”
Agnew remarked in a Wednesday interview with ANI
Agnew also claimed that the England bowlers have played with Virat enough to know where to bowl at him in the matchup between the two teams.
“England know him very well. They know where to bowl at him. So, England will feel they can contain Kohli when they bowl at him. Whereas Yadav is more unpredictable. It is going to be a contest to watch out for,’
His insight about the upcoming match
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India’s Lethal weapon.
The former player claimed that Suryakumar Yadav, who may be lethal if not managed, will benefit from Adelaide’s short square boundaries.
“Adelaide is a very different shape ground than the other ones. So, here you have very narrow straight boundaries and a very long straight. So, they have got players, particularly Yadav. They are going to try and make him hit straight. I think it will be an exciting contest. He goes at such an alarming rate. England do have to control him somehow,”
The ex-England Star continued
In order to force him to target the greater straight boundaries. Also, Agnew recommend that England bowlers try to bowl off-pace deliveries to him.
“They can take the pace off and try and make him hit straight and he is going to try and hit sideways. He destroyed Zimbabwe and they did not execute him very well. They bowled him a lot of full tosses. England will have similar plans, but I expect them to implement them a little better. They have a better class of bowlers,”
Agnew emphasize
ex-England star opinion to the upcoming match between England vs India.
The outcome would be decided by what occurs on the day, he added, noting that neither team will be playing at their usual locations under the same conditions for the semi-final match.
“None at all. New game new condition, new ground. It is interesting to look at stats and data but so much depends on what happens on the day. Where the ball flies whether someone is there or not. There are a lot of uncontrollables’,”
former ex-England player said.
On Thursday, November 10, at the Adelaide Oval, India and a tough England lineup will square off in the semifinal match. The legendary Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup final on November 13.
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