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#2 Virat Kohli praises Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc (left) and Virat Kohli (right)

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has praised Australian pacer Mitchell Starc despite his lack of presence on the Indian soil to play international cricket.

Replying to questions in the pre-match press conference, Kohli talked highly of his former RCB teammate and stated that the left-arm bowler has performed extremely well since his change of action which has helped him to generate that extra swing.

“I don’t think that not having played in India [recently] will be much of a factor for him, because he’s played a lot over here... And anyone who has pace, once they find their length they can adjust anywhere, so the pace is always going to be an advantage. But having said that we have played against these guys a lot.”

“He is a very skillful bowler and he’s changed his action now, which we saw him getting more swing. Looks like he’s back to swinging the ball like he used to, and that makes him a lethal bowler all over again.”

Full article: India vs Australia 2020: Virat Kohli feels former IPL teammate Mitchell Starc is more lethal than before