Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist advised veteran batter Virat Kohli to take note of Sachin Tendulkar’s famous 241* at Sydney in 2004 to overcome his outside off-stump troubles as well. Gilchrist’s comments came after Kohli faced twin failures in the second Australia Test at Adelaide, which India lost by ten wickets as well.

Gilchrist talked about Kohli’s struggles on Cricbuzz, saying via India Today: “The biggest battle, is not with what’s coming towards you from the bowler or the skill of the opposition, it’s more about battle between your ears. So, not suggesting that Virat scrambled any sense, but maybe he’s got to try and hone in on what Sachin Tendulkar did at the SCG. And say ‘right he’d say, right, I’m not gonna go chase anything outside off stump. You come to me.’ You just play the patience game.”

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However, Adam Gilchrist backed Virat Kohli to be mentally tough and play the patience game in the upcoming Tests against Australia as well. He also scored a magnificent unbeaten century in the second innings of the first Test at Perth as well. However, the twin failures at Adelaide have reignited the talks about his Test form again.

“He’s got enough experience under his belt to know that he’s mentally tough. He’s carried the weight of expectation since U-19 level, entering the IPL and becoming the icon that is. He should be able to say to himself, I’m going to do what’s within my capacity to do the best thing for the team and if it’s a long patient game, so be it. If you play long enough, you’re probably gonna have to evolve in different ways and this might be an opportunity for Virat to do that,” Adam Gilchrist concluded.