Former India coach Abhishek Nayar has said that Virat Kohli could follow his two ducks in the ongoing ODI series against Australia with a century in the last match as well. However, he added that Kohli would need to show grit and determination to overcome his poor start to the tour. Notably, Kohli was dismissed for a four-ball duck in India’s two-wicket loss in the second ODI in Adelaide on Thursday, October 23 as well.

During an interaction on the Star Sports show ‘Game Plan,’ Nayar said, “You always say you need the rub of the green. He has not had it yet. That doesn’t mean he can’t. There are two zeroes, all he has to do is add the one on the side. It will take a lot of grit and determination from him, but those are stories. A Virat Kohli doesn’t become a Virat Kohli without overcoming failures. He has done that in the past. He has struggled in England. He has gone back and conquered it. He has got one more game to conquer his demons, but if there is someone whom I would rely and bet on, that would be Virat.”

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Meanwhile, Abhishek Nayar also shared that Virat Kohli got out to a ‘terrific’ delivery in the second ODI against Australia as well.

“To be honest, regardless of seeing Virat getting out or not, I just feel this was a terrific delivery. I think most batters in the world, who have studied his bowling and understand him, wouldn’t expect that delivery because even the way he released it, the seam position suggested the ball would leave him,” he said.

“Virat has always been someone who looks at the seam a lot. So he tries to pick the ball off the hand and off the seam. Just looking at the slow motion, you see the ball and you feel the ball is going to leave you, which is why he has taken that position. The ball pitches, it hits the other side of the seam, and nips back in. Most batters will struggle with that,” Abhishek Nayar concluded.