Credit Anderson and Co for their homework on Kohli: Coach Sharma

England bowling attacks ability to bowl in right areas consistently without giving loose deliveries has made batting difficult for Virat Kohli who has looked good in the innings he has played says his former coach Rajkumar SharmaThe 32yearold India No 4 batsman has aggregated 124 in the five innings of the first three Tests at an average of 248Sharma who coached Kohli in his formative years and keeps a close watch on his onetime ward echoed England captain Joe Root and said that England need to be complimented for keeping the India captain in checkI feel he is playing well since the beginning of the series Every batsman can get out you know England have done their homework they are bowling in right areas not giving him loose deliveries said Sharma to IANSEngland is a place where you can get dismissed anytime The moment the clouds come the ball moves The moment the sun is out the ball stops moving So you have to concentrate added Sharma who feels that Kohli has been decisiveHe has been decisive especially in the last innings about which balls to play which not to A batsman gets out only when he makes mistake Credit to England on their consistencyEngland captain Joe Root on Tuesday complimented his bowlers for keeping Kohli quietI think a lot of credit has to go to our bowling group Virat is worldclass there is no doubt about that I think that is where credit has to go to our bowlers They have been able to keep him quiet said Root to media in a virtual interactionWe have to keep finding ways to keep him quiet and build pressure added RootSharma said that it is not tough to find out ways of keeping a batsman even if topnotch in check nowadaysThis is an age of videography You repeatedly see where the batsman is strong where he is weak said the coachEvery team prepares ahead of every series Team Coach explains everything Sometimes it is not easy to execute those things But somehow England because they are getting wickets they are able to execute too We are also getting under pressure Because they are getting wickets at regular intervals they are able to experiment tooYou have to ensure you dont chase the ball outside the offstump But I have to credit the England bowlers a lot especially Anderson What a great bowler he is He is able to bowl in one particular area for a long time There is no short ball to cut or half volley to drive He is consistent and understands the conditions well He has the art to swing the late His quality is greatRoot promised that his bowling attack will continue doing the good workWhat we have is an extremely good effort from the bowling group It is something we will continue to do if we want to win this series he saidWe will always keep looking at ways Hopefully we can put pressure and contain him Kohli added RootAlso Read Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu I couldve won goldThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever