India vs Australia: We still don’t have a plan to stop Virat Kohli, says Australia coach

Sydney : Australia have yet to work out a plan to foil India captain Virat Kohli beyond bowling well and hoping for some “luck” against the in-form batsman, coach Darren Lehmann has said. Kohli plundered 655 runs at an average of 109.16 to comfortably top the batting charts during the 4-0 win against England in November and December.
Kohli will be seen as a huge obstacle to Australia’s hopes of capturing a first series win in India since 2004. The first Test is scheduled to start in Pune on February 23. Kohli has scored six of his 15 centuries in his 12 matches against Australia, averaging 60.76 compared to his overall average of 50.10. Australian coach said his players had been watching videos of Kohli and his team mates for months but were yet to work out how to combat the India skipper. “Bowl well and have a bit of luck along the way,” Lehmann told reporters. “For us we’re going to have to come up with an ideal plan that works for us, depending on (the) wickets and what’s going on. At the end of the day you’re going to have to bowl enough good balls and that’s going to be the challenge for our spinners and for our quicks, challenging his defence and making sure he’s playing in the areas we want him to play,” he added.