'Will push him for death overs': Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey opens up on Virat Kohli's bowling

If Virat Kohli, the batsman wasn't creating enough chaos in the camps of the opposition, he explored the role of a bowler as well and guess what, strikes with the ball too. Kohli is not a seasoned bowler but on the calling of captain Rohit Sharma, he rolled his shoulders in the match against Netherlands and snared away with a wicket as well. Kohli picked the wicket of Dutch captain Scott Edwards and thereby has a World Cup under his sleeve.

3 things you need to know

• Team India remained undefeated in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023
• India overwhelmed the Netherlands in the final league match to end on a high
• In the match, Virat Kohli picked up his maiden ODI World Cup wicket

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Paras Mhambrey praises Virat Kohli's performance with the ball

Impressed with his performance with the ball, Team India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has made it known that Virat Kohli's skill with the ball can be availed again, even with the new ball. Talking about the dismissal that Kohli architected in match number 45 of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Mhambrey stated that it was a "nice set-up."

“It was a nice set-up. It was lovely to see Virat’s wicket. I could see him adjusting the fine leg a little bit, looked at KL Rahul saying where he is going to bowl. It was a lovely set-up. I had a chat with Rohit on how could we use Virat. With the new ball, he swings the ball and gives us that little bit in the powerplay,” said Mhambrey.

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'Can push him for the death (overs)': Paras Mhambrey

So far in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli has been handed the ball only twice (Against Australia and Netherlands), but Mhambrey has full confidence in the bowling prowess of Kohli and said that he would have more weapons in his arsenal, like an incoming yorker to a right-hander.

“The bigger challenge with Virat was the middle phase, which he has done in this game. He ticked that box as well. Now we are going to push him for the death (overs), let’s see when that happens, but I am sure he does have that really nipping, sharp yorkers for the right-handed batters. I think we will see little bit of that as well,” Mhambrey added.