Sanjay Bangar shares key tips to help Virat Kohli handle Nathan Lyon in Test series vs Aus

Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar advised Virat Kohli t to repeat two things against Nathan Lyon as India set to host Australia in Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from February 9 in Nagpur. Virat Kohli's struggle against spinner has been quite evident as he has fallen pretty cheaply in red-ball cricket quite a few times. 

Sanjay Bangar shares plans

Virat Kohli remains one of most sought-after batsmen in world currently but he has failed to live up to expectations in Test matches off late, especially against spinners. Australia would be sensing blood and y will unleash Nathan Lyon in a bid to unsettle 34-year-old. In an interview with Star Sports, Bangar insisted Virat should step out a lot against spinner and he should change his approach to get used to Nathan Lyon's trickery. "Virat Kohli does t do two things due to which he faces a lot of difficulties against Nathan Lyon. One, he does t believe much in stepping out, he plays more from crease and n he does t play sweep as well.

"So where will he score runs against Nathan Lyon? So he will have to change his approach slightly. We have already seen in this season that he has used his feet slightly more, although he might have done it in shorter format. He will have to do that."

Bangar furr highlighted that Virat needs to shift his off-stump guard to counter Lyon's threat on Indian pitches. "He (Kohli) will have to move a little towards an off-stump guard so that he is able to cover line better and he should t allow Nathan Lyon to bowl too many deliveries. He will have to take a slightly aggressive approach, n only you can threaten him slightly.

India vs Australia, four-match Test series: Check full schedule

India vs Australia 1st Test from February 9 to 13 at VCA Stadium, Nagpur

India vs Australia 2nd Test from February 17 to 21 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

India vs Australia 3rd Test from March 1 to 5 at HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

India vs Australia 4th Test from March 9 to 13 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad