Although fans always keep an eye on Team India's star batsman Virat Kohli, but in the last few days this discussion has become increasingly intense. First because of his failure on the Australia tour and then because he was not available for the Ranji Trophy match due to neck pain, different kinds of things are being said about him. Now Virat has made himself available for the next Ranji Trophy match and in such a situation, he has started practicing separately, away from everyone's eyes. The special thing is that for this, instead of his childhood coach, Virat has taken the help of a former coach of Team India.

Last year was very bad for Virat Kohli in every format. In the entire year, his bat scored fifty or more only three times, which included a century in Australia and a fifty in the final of the T20 World Cup. Especially after the failure on the Australia tour, there are demands to drop him and retire. At the same time, the order to play domestic cricket also came from BCCI, after which everyone wanted to see whether legends like Virat-Rohit Sharma would agree to it.

Ranji preparations begin in Mumbai

Rohit Sharma even played one match for Mumbai but now it is Virat's turn. The former captain of Team India had told the management of Delhi cricket team that he will be available for the match against Railways from January 30. Now it seems that Virat does not just want to complete the formalities by going there, but also wants to leave his mark. Keeping this in mind, Virat also started practicing in Mumbai. On Saturday, January 25, some videos of Virat's batting practice also surfaced.

Virat Kohli working with Sanjay Banger in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/jl1bbHh1AZ

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Work on this weakness with former RCB coach

Two things were special about this batting practice of Virat. Firstly, he has taken the help not of his childhood coach but of Sanjay Bangar, who was the coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Team India. Bangar was seen helping Kohli in this practice session. Second, Kohli worked a lot on that weakness, which has troubled him not only in Australia but almost everywhere. This is the weakness – batting on the back foot. Kohli continuously tried to play shots like defend and cut on the back foot.

Virat Kohli during practice session in Mumbai.#ViratKohli #Mumbai @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/XQa8sAvVK2

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Preparation for Champions Trophy also

One more thing has come to light through these videos. Virat is not only practicing for the red ball, but is also preparing for the white ball. He has to play only one Ranji Trophy match with red ball but after that he has to play the ODI series against England and then the Champions Trophy, where the success of Team India will also depend on his performance. Kohli could not play even a single big innings in the 3 ODI matches he played in Sri Lanka last year. In such a situation, Kohli would like to leave behind the failure of his best format.