the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin with a day-night meet at the Adelaide Oval on December 17, followed by tryouts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (December 26), the Sydney cricket ground (January 7) and Gabba (January 15).
The tour will begin with three ODIs starting on November 27, followed by as many T20 Internationals.
“The sled is not going to worry Virat Kohli, it does not work against the big players and it is better to leave those guys alone,” Waugh said in a video posted by ‘ESPNcricinfo’.
“I think any extra motivation will make them go deeper and get more races. So you better not tell him too much.”
Captain of Australia Tim paine and his men were involved in a dispute with Kohli during India’s last tour of Australia, which ended with the visitors registering their first victory in Australia in a series of tests (2-1).
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine meet during the second test in Perth in December 2018 (Getty Images).
Ancient pattern Michael clarke He had later claimed that Australia had “sucked in” Kohli to win big IPL franchise deals, something that was rejected by Paine.
Steve Smith He was serving a ball handling ban the last time India toured Australia in 2018-19 and Waugh believes Kohli would want to surpass the former captain this time.
“He (Kohli) is a world class player, he would want to be the hitter in the series. Last time he and Smith met in India, Smith really dominated with three hundred and Kohli didn’t get many.
Virat Kohli lifts the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney in January 2019 (Getty Images).
“That would be in the back of his mind the last time he was outmatched by Steve Smith,” Waugh said.
“So you will want to score a lot of runs and if you do, India will have a great chance to win.”
During the Australia tour of India in 2016-17, Smith had posted three hundred in the series of four tests that the visitors lost 1-2.
Waugh feels that Kohli now has much more control as a player and would be willing to lead the team to a series win overseas.
“He’s definitely matured, he’s always excited on the field, he may be a little out of control. But now he’s in full control and he’s got the team playing his way …” said the former hitter.
“He wants India to prove its worth away from home to justify the number one spot. It has taken them to a level that they may not have reached before,” he concluded.
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