How Virat Kohli responded to frank feedback on his batting in final Test series
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Former Indian assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate recently shared details regarding a candid discussion he initiated with star batsman Virat Kohli concerning recurring batting vulnerabilities during a five-match Test series in Australia. Despite launching the tour with an impressive century in Perth, the veteran athlete struggled repeatedly against deliveries outside the off-stump, getting caught behind or in the slips eight times across the matches.
Ten Doeschate noted that he chose a rain delay during the fourth Test to gently address the repetitive dismissals without sounding overly critical, adding that the senior player welcomed the intervention rather than reacting defensively. Ultimately, the intervention failed to spark a major scoring revival, as the struggling right-hander concluded the competition with a total of 190 runs before retiring from international red-ball play following a final appearance in Sydney.
