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Virat Kohli, playing his archetypal ODI since March 2025, was caught down playing extracurricular the off-stump against Mitchell Starc. (AP Photo)
NEW DELHI: Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden has urged Virat Kohli to steer wide of overthinking and self-arguments aft his duck successful the archetypal ODI against Australia successful Perth connected Sunday. Kohli, playing his archetypal ODI since March 2025, was caught down playing extracurricular the off-stump against Mitchell Starc.Hayden voiced beardown religion successful Kohli’s method and wide approach, citing his wealthiness of acquisition successful the format.
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"Virat Kohli's striking quality and interaction points are exceptional. After scoring 14,000 runs successful this format, there's small to question astir his approach, arsenic helium consistently plays the shot connected the emergence and finds timing early," Hayden said connected Star Sports."One happening I anticipation helium avoids is arguing with himself and overthinking, which tin pb to mistakes.
He is destructive erstwhile helium has clarity, certainty, and the quality to work the game—qualities his acquisition provides," helium added.Australia won the archetypal ODI by 7 wickets. The 2nd lucifer volition beryllium played connected Thursday successful Adelaide.India pacer Arshdeep Singh, meanwhile, defended Kohli’s show and expressed his admiration for sharing the dressing country with the prima batter."He has played much than 300 matches for India, truthful signifier is conscionable a connection for him," Arshdeep said astatine the post-match media conference.
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"He knows however to get going. It is ever similar a blessing to beryllium successful the aforesaid dressing country with him, and going guardant I consciousness there'll beryllium a batch of runs for him successful this bid arsenic well."When asked astir Kohli’s mindset portion playing conscionable 1 format, Arshdeep preferred to stay discreet."....talking astir the format helium is playing, helium has mastered this one. So I don't cognize however helium feels astir it. I volition inquire him astir his feelings, and possibly archer you successful the adjacent property conference."
