Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that Virat Kohli is not too far to find his form in the ongoing Test series against Australia. Shastri gave Steve Smith’s example, sharing how well he managed to score a hundred in Brisbane. Smith had scores of 0, 17 and 2 leading up to the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane and he came early on day two and played a good knock as well.

Speaking on the latest episode of the ICC Review, Ravi Shastri said, “What’s needed you saw from Smith. It might have been a struggle early on but he was prepared to play the waiting game and be disciplined. I think the same with Virat. If Virat gets over that first 30, 40 minutes, with serious application and discipline, I don’t think he’s (out of form), none of these guys are out of form.”

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Shastri also added that both Kohli and Smith, slipping down in the ICC Test batting rankings will have fired them up for the final two Tests as well.

“I think they (Kohli and Smith) will have slipped down the ranks on current form because you know you’ve got the likes of Root taking off, there’s Williamson doing well, Harry Brook has come onto the scene, you know there are a lot of other young players pushing but these are class players. In a situation like this, you know they’ll be dangerous because they’ll be hungry,” Ravi Shastri concluded.