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“That’s gonna put even more stress on Virat Kohli” – Brad Hogg on new BCCI guidelines
By SMCS - Jan 23, 2025 4:00 pm
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Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg has commented on the new BCCI rules and regulations regarding family after they lost the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 in Australia. The veteran also believes that the new guidelines will create more pressure on players like Virat Kohli as well.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

Brad Hogg said on his YouTube channel: “With the new rules that the BCCI have brought in in regards to families, that’s even gonna put more stress on Virat Kohli for his wife and family as well because you gotta have that balance. I think players should be able to have their families on tour as much as possible, especially with the amount of cricket and the amount of travel that India have at the present moment. I think that India’s problems in Australia weren’t so much with the families around. It was more of the culture that’s been build up within the rooms with the new coach and so forth,” he added.”

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Brad Hogg also said that Gautam Gambhir needs a little bit more time with the Indian team owing to his unique planning and strategy. He also advised him to sit back and relax instead of trying other things.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli threw his wicket away again

“When you have a change of coach, sometimes it’s a smooth transition, sometimes it takes a little bit of time and Gautam Gambhir has got his own way about him. He does a little bit differently to the previous coaches. So, if he can just sit back, relax a little bit, or try and build the culture within rather than put these strict rules from the outside which is gonna put pressure on the players as well both with family commitments as well as with sponsors commitments. It might affect their performances,” Brad Hogg concluded.