'You could try and do things to unsettle the spinners' - Ravi Shastri's advice for Virat Kohli amid spin struggles

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri suggested that Virat Kohli should try and unsettle the spinners instead of letting them bowl to their plans. This was after Kohli gave his wicket to Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the second innings of the first Test on Day 2, in Chennai, on Friday, September 20.

Kohli has had his struggles against the spinners in recent years. Since 2021, he has been dismissed by spinners on 18 occasions. On Friday, he was adjudged LBW after missing an attempted flick shot to an innocuous delivery from Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

The Delhi batter decided against taking the DRS and later, replays showed that he had edged the ball onto his pad. Reacting to the dismissal, Shastri said that Virat Kohli should look to use his feet, play sweep shots, and also go for the aerial shots over the in-field every now and then. Consequently, this may disrupt the plans of the opposition spinners.

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"He has [gotten out to spinners] especially in the last 2-3 years. But he has scored a lot of runs too. What you want to see him do more is use his feet. Get to the pitch of the ball, probably employ the sweep. You’ve got to move with the times, don’t be afraid to go over the top when the field is up. You could try and do things to unsettle the spinners rather than allowing him to keep bowling at you. It’s what he did a lot when he scored a lot of runs," said Shastri while on air in the commentary box.

Find out what works for you and stick with that: Ravi Shastri

Furthermore, Ravi Shastri also pointed out that some of the surfaces on which India have played Test matches in recent times haven't been easy for batting. Besides, he called the soft dismissal of Gill as funny. Hence, he hoped that the Indian batters would find a way for what worked best for them under the current circumstances.

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"Also some of the tracks that India have played on. It’s not been easy. Plus I know a few dismissals where like Shubman Gill in the first innings, he’s gotten caught down leg wide. Funny dismissals. He’ll be aware of it. That’s for sure. There is no batter who doesn’t remember. Obviously you find a method of finding a solution. Find out what works for you and stick with that," the cricketer-turned-commentator stated.

Meanwhile, Team India declared at 287/4 on Day 3 after Shubman Gill (119*) and Rishabh Pant (109) slammed blistering centuries. Bangladesh have an improbable target of 515 to chase down in the fourth innings after the onslaught from India's talented duo.