Former cricketer Irfan Pathan critically assessed Virat Kohli's ongoing struggles with shots outside the off-stump after India's heavy loss to Australia in the Boxing Day Test. Highlighting Kohli's scores of 36 and 5, Pathan emphasized the lack of technical correction and questioned the inconsistency between Kohli's off-field discipline and on-field performance.
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