Former England participant turned broadcaster, Jonathan Philip Agnew praised Virat Kohli for stepping up in tough conditions and relishing the job of doing it constantly. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Agnew mentioned, “He is a different sort of player than Yadav for instance. A bit more conventional. He is a big occasion player. He rises to the occasion. He relishes that sort of challenge. We saw him against Pakistan. That was a situation made for Kohli.”

Speaking concerning the match-up between the England bowlers and Virat, he mentioned that they’ve performed with him sufficient to know the place to bowl at him.

“England know him very well. They know where to bowl at him. So, England will feel they can contain Kohli when they bowl at him. Whereas Yadav is more unpredictable. It is going to be a contest to watch out for,’ said Agrew.

The former player stated that the small square boundaries of Adelaide are going to aid batters like Suryakumar Yadav who might be devastating if not managed.

“Adelaide is a really completely different form floor than the opposite ones. So, right here you’ve gotten very slim straight boundaries and a really lengthy straight. So, they have gamers, notably Yadav. They are going to try to make him hit straight. I feel it is going to be an thrilling contest. He goes at such an alarming charge. England do have to manage him in some way,” he said.

Agnew suggested that England bowlers should look to bowl off-pace deliveries to him, to make him target the bigger straight boundaries.

“They can take the tempo off and try to make him hit straight and he’s going to try to hit sideways. He destroyed Zimbabwe and they didn’t execute him very nicely. They bowled him lots of full tosses. England can have comparable plans, however I count on them to implement them a bit of higher. They have a greater class of bowlers,” expressed Agnew.

He did not choose any favourite for the semi-final clash and said that both the teams will be playing at new venues with different conditions and what happens on the day will determine the winner.

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“None in any respect. New sport new situation, new floor. It is fascinating to have a look at stats and information however a lot relies on what occurs on the day. Where the ball flies whether or not somebody is there or not. There are lots of uncontrollables’,” said Agnew.

India will be locking horns with a formidable England line-up in their semi-final clash at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, November 10. Fans have been rooting for an India-Pakistan T20 World Cup final on November 13 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.