During the RK Show on YouTube, Kirsten spoke of a little chat he had with Kohli during a one-day series against Sri Lank
Virat Kohli
Former India coach Gary Kirsten, who guided the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team to the 2011 World Cup title, has revealed some crucial advice he gave to a young Virat Kohli.
During the RK Show on YouTube, Kirsten spoke of a little chat he had with Kohli during a one-day series against Sri Lanka. "Virat was batting beautifully on some 30 odd [runs]. He then decided to try and hit the [bowler] over long-on's head for six and holed out.
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"I said to him, 'If you're going to take your cricket to the next level, you need to hit that ball down the ground for one. You know you can hit a lot of balls up the ground but there's a lot of risk attached to that'. I think he took that on board. He got a hundred in the next ODI in Kolkata," said Kirsten, adding that his first impression of Kohli was that of a youngster with great abilities and talent but someone who was not operating in the best version of himself.
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