Delhi: We are less than a week away from the first Test between India and England at Hyderabad. While the English side, led by Ben Stokes, would hope they can win the series – they would be well aware that the key to India’s fortunes would be Virat Kohli. So, how does Stokes get Kohli out? Is spin the answer? Former England spin wizard Monty Panesar, who has toured India in the past, believes veteran James Anderson can get past Kohli. Advising Stokes to play with Kohli’s ego, Panesar felt a few mind games with the former India captain will not be bad.
While speaking exclusively to India.com on the sidelines of the ‘One World, One Family Cup’, Panesar said that Stokes has the right to tease Kohli as the latter has not won an ICC title in recent times, whereas the English captain has. Hence, Panesar reckons poking Kohli is the best way to get him out. Kohli has played 23 Tests versus England and amassed 1742 runs and it features five centuries.
“Play with his ego and get physiologically stuck into him. They should also say things to him like, you guys are chokers when it comes to the final. They should sledge him on those lines because Stokes has won the ODI and T20 WC and Kohli has not and that is going to mentally pinch him,” Panesar said.
Anderson finds his place in the squad after Stuart Broad’s retirement following the Ashes earlier in the year. England have picked Jack Leach and Rehan Ahmed as part of their 4-man spin attack.
We also asked Panesar about who he thinks is the bowler that would dismiss Kohli. To that, despite a spin-heavy English outfit, he reckoned it will be Anderson who would get Kohli.
“I think it will be James Anderson and I think it will be the reverse-swing that would get Kohli,” he added.
For that matter, Anderson has dismissed Kohli seven times in Tests. Kohli has scored 305 runs against Anderson at an average of 43.57. Kohli has scored the most runs against Anderson in Tests by an Indian.
The English team is currently training in Abu Dhabi, whereas the Indian side will start their from January 20.
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