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Virat Kohli's Struggle Against Spin Continues; Gets Bowled By Axar Patel In The Nets

Virat Kohli and Axar Patel- ICCVirat Kohli and Axar Patel- ICC

On Friday, September 27, India will take on Bangladesh in the final Test of the ongoing two-match Test series. The hosts are looking for a clean sweep, while the visitors aim to level the series. 

On Wednesday, September 25, team India players assembled at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, where they held their first practice session. Eyes are on Virat Kohli, who is searching for his form as he registered two low scores in the first Test.

On Wednesday, a video went viral showing Virat practising hard in the nets. However, things do not look suitable for the former India skipper because he had a day to forget at the nets. 

Axar Patel Castles Virat Kohli In The Nets

According to a report from Business Insider, Virat Kohli was dismissed several times in the nets and struggled against spin. Virat struggled against Axar Patel as the left-arm seamer rattled Kohli's middle stump in the practice session.

Since Kanpur surface will favour the spinners, Kohli faced India's spinners—Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and R Ashwin. He played a few forward defensive shots but was bowled by Axar Patel while attempting an aggressive stroke. Kohli failed to read the delivery and got his middle-stump knocked over. It was not the end of Kohli's worries as Ashwin deceived him again a few minutes later, ending Kohli's net session.

Jasprit Bumrah And R Ashwin Trouble Kohli 

Even before facing the spinners, Kohli took on Jasprit Bumrah. The outing did not go well as MI seamer got better of Virat and deceived him with an outswinger five minutes into the session. Not once, but Bumrah troubled the  India's star batter thrice.