Virat Kohli Adds New Shot To Armoury, Tests Reverse Sweep vs Ravichandran Ashwin. Watch

With the West Indies Test collection solely per week away, Indian cricketers have began their follow periods within the Caribbean islands. The tour began with a sport of seashore volleyball in Barbados, however now, the gamers are placing onerous yards within the nets. In a video that has surfaced on social media, Virat Kohli may very well be seen working towards towards each seamers and spinners within the nets. In truth, when Kohli’s flip got here to face Ravichandran Ashwin, the batting stalwart tried to execute a reverse sweep, a shot that he does not generally use.

Kohli is not identified to experiment with modern-day pictures, particularly within the longest format of the sport. Hence, seeing him attempting a reverse sweep towards Ashwin within the nets, fairly a couple of followers had been left shocked.

Virat Kohli enjoying reverse sweep towards Ashwin. pic.twitter.com/WPzmuWDbnH

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In May this 12 months, Virat had revealed that he is not eager to hit unorthodox pictures within the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he had an necessary Test task — World Test Championship ultimate towards Australia — to observe.

“I’ve never been a guy who tries so many fancy shots, because we have to play 12 months of the year,” he stated. “For me, it’s not [about] playing fancy shots and throwing my wicket away. We’ve got Test cricket after the IPL, so I’ve got to stay true to my technique and find ways to win games for my team, something that I take a lot of pride in, and when I can make an impact in an important game, obviously that gives me confidence, gives the team confidence, and it just helps the team overall, which is something that I look to do.”

However, the truth that he’s working towards reverse sweeps within the nets, may imply a change in mindset has arrived, particularly contemplating the way in which even the purest format of the sport is evolving.