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Australian bowler Scott Boland revealed his strategy to dismiss Virat Kohli for the third time in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 series. Scott Boland claimed that the team has clear plans when it comes to bowling Virat Kohli, adding that Australia adjust their line-up slightly at the fifth stump.
Virat Kohli scored 17 runs off 69 balls on Day 1 of the Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday, January 3. The Men in Blue were bowled out for 185 in their first innings. In reply, Australia ended the day on 1 September, with Jasprit Bumrah dismissing Usman Khawaja on the last ball of the day.
We have definite plans on how we want to hit him – Scott Boland
Scott Boland said Virat Kohli tends to drop a lot of early deliveries but wants to play the ball once he settles into the crease. Boland pointed out that they adjust their lines at the fifth stump once Kohli settles down and added that this has been effective so far in this series.
“We’ve got pretty definite plans on how we want to play him. He feels like he goes a lot and then he wants to play the ball once he gets in. So once he gets in, we just want to change our lines a little bit up to fifth stump and at the moment it’s working,” Boland said of Fox Cricket of Australia’s success against Kohli this season.
Virat Kohli could have been dismissed by a golden duck from Scott Boland
Virat Kohli could have been dismissed on his first ball when the third umpire ruled out a catch as the ball appeared to hit the ground. He was eventually caught brilliantly by Beau Webster at third slip off the bowling of Scott Boland.
The pressure from Australia’s bowling was too much for Kohli, who took a ball outside his body and was caught in the crease. This was the fourth time Boland had dismissed Kohli in Tests. Boland picked up the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (10), Rishabh Pant (40) and Nitish Kumar (0) in the first innings.
His natural angle makes him very difficult for righties – Beau Webster
Australian debutant Beau Webster praised Scott Boland for his relentless bowling style. Webster highlighted that Boland has the ability to find wickets regardless of the conditions. He also noted that Boland’s consistency with his line and length makes him especially challenging for right-handers.
“If there’s something in the port, it finds it, and if there’s nothing in the port, it still manages to find a way,” Webster said. “He’s relentless. You think it’s his line and his length and his natural angle makes it very difficult for right-handers, but when we see him turn the wicket to left-handers, it’s an impressive thing.”
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