https://cricwaves.appspot.com Latest news from cricwaves.appspot.com (c)cricwaves.appspot.com en-gb Thu 02 May 2024 https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/KEr003LxtR_drh-sevawcirc/with-a-bit-of-luck-this-could-have-been-a-big-one-vikram-rathour-on-virat-kohlis-innings.html India batting coach Vikram Rathour has stated that, with a bit more luck, captain Virat Kohli could have converted his half-century on Day 1 of the Cape Town Test into a big innings. Rathour hailed Kohli for showing great discipline during his knock of 79 on Tuesday, which was the second slowest Test fifty of his career. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/7Bu1vMhUbf_drh-sevawcirc/he-needs-to-carry-on-playing-that-shot-but-he-needs-to-pick-better-balls-vikram-rathour-on-virat-kohlis-drives.html Team India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour has backed captain Virat Kohli to continue playing his drives outside off stump. However, he agreed that the skipper will need to pick the right balls to drive. Kohli got out playing loose wafts outside the off stump in both innings of the Centurion Test. The same pattern has been visible in the Indian captain’s batting for a few months now. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/mvle86LJIV_drh-sevawcirc/we-are-pretty-sure-they-will-come-back-vikram-rathour-backs-struggling-pujara-rahane.html Despite yet another failure for Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the Kanpur Test, Team India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour backed both the veteran batters to come good in the future. Pujara was dismissed for contrasting 20s in both innings of the Test match against New Zealand while stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane registered scores of 35 and 4. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/RI4uhgDzt5_drh-sevawcirc/players-were-a-bit-distracted-vikram-rathour-on-ravi-shastri-testing-covid-positive.html Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour admitted that the team was a bit distracted ahead of Day 4 of The Oval Test after they came to know that their head coach Ravi Shastri had tested positive for COVID-19. The BCCI informed on Sunday that the medical team had isolated Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar, and physiotherapist Nitin Patel as a precautionary measure after the head coach’s lateral flow test returned positive on Saturday evening. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/xQ9nwxsTcM_drh-sevawcirc/virat-kohli-always-wanted-to-be-a-superstar-vikram-rathour.html Former India cricketer and ex-national selector Vikram Rathour feels Virat Kohli dedication and hard-work are responsible for his success