Virat Kohli once again finds himself under scrutiny for his recurring struggle with deliveries pitched in the fifth-stump channel outside off. The Indian batting icon fell to a familiar mode of dismissal in the first ODI against Australia, edging a ball to point while trying to break free after a slow start. Having failed to rotate the strike, Kohli attempted a forcing shot outside off and paid the price, departing without scoring. This mode of dismissal has troubled him in the past as well. During the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Kohli repeatedly found himself edging balls in that same corridor, often caught behind or at slip. Former India batter Mohammad Kaif offered his take on Kohli’s lean patch in Perth, highlighting the critical link between rhythm, form, and consistent m

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