Virat blasts cracking backfooted strokes in nets ahead of 2nd ODI

Following a disappointing return to international cricket in the first ODI at Perth, which witnessed Virat Kohli struggle with the outside off-stump trap once again, the superstar batter took to the nets, firing some of his trademark hits while also attempting some backfooted strokes ahead of the second ODI at Adelaide Oval.

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In a video posted by SACA News, the official X handle of the South Australia Cricket Association (SACA), the team with Adelaide Oval as their home ground, Virat is witnessed firing back-footed punches and cuts and capped off the video with an eye-catching pull shot.

After a disappointing eight-ball duck at Perth on his international return, which dampened the festive feel around this ODI series taking place in Diwali week, Virat would be aiming to make amends with a fine knock and avoid the outside off-stump trap that has followed him for a long while.

At Adelaide Oval, he is India’s highest run-getter of all time, with 975 runs in 12 matches and 17 innings at an average of 65.00, five centuries and four fifties, and a best score of 141. Notably, he is also the best visiting batter of all time at this venue, and it is his home away from home.