Srinagar: Former India opener Sanjay Manjrekar has lashed out at continued flaws in India batters technique particularly Virat Kohli and has questioned about the competitiveness of India Batting coach.
In the ongoing Gabba Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli all fell to poor shots and India once again found themselves staring down the barrel, running the risk of giving away a huge lead to the hosts.
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar is not impressed with the “batting coach” who is currently working with the players.
Manjrekar noted how the same old technical problems with certain players continue to exist. He seemingly was talking about Virat Kohli as he once again departed to the pavilion after chasing a wide delivery bowled well outside the off stump.
“I guess the time has come to scrutinise the role of a batting coach in the Indian team. Why major technical issues have remained unresolved for so long with certain Indian batters,” Sanjay Manjrekar wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The Indian top-order once again collapsed cheaply after Jaiswal, Gill, and Kohli got out while playing loose shots. Gill tried to play a flick off his pads, but he ended up handing a simple catch to Mitchell Marsh.
Gill went for a big booming drive off the bowling of Mitchell Starc, but Marsh took a blinder at gully. Kohli then chased a wide delivery off the bowling of Hazlewood and Alex Carey ended up taking a simple catch.
Earlier, Australia were bowled out for 445 in the first innings of the Gabba Test. Travis Head and Steve Smith both hit centuries for the hosts. Alex Carey also chipped in with a useful 70-run knock.