{"id":166827,"date":"2024-11-02T17:25:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T17:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/02\/all-11-players-are-on-same-page-virat-kohli-on-australias-highly-competitive-approach-in-test-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T17:25:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T17:25:47","slug":"all-11-players-are-on-same-page-virat-kohli-on-australias-highly-competitive-approach-in-test-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/02\/all-11-players-are-on-same-page-virat-kohli-on-australias-highly-competitive-approach-in-test-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;All 11 players are on same page&#8217;: Virat Kohli on Australia&#8217;s highly competitive approach in Test cricket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-114888030,imgsize-46026,width-400,resizemode-4\/114888030.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;All 11 players are on same page&#8217;: Virat Kohli on Australia&#8217;s highly competitive approach in Test cricket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;All 11 players are on same page&#8217;: Virat Kohli on Australia&#8217;s highly competitive approach in Test cricket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Indian batting stalwart <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a> opened up about Australia&#8217;s approach to <!-- -->Test cricket<!-- --> in anticipation of the upcoming <!-- -->Border-Gavaskar Trophy<!-- -->, scheduled to begin on November 22nd in Perth.<br \/>Kohli resonated the competitive spirit ingrained within the Australian team, stressing their collective understanding of the game and their individual roles within the team structure. <br \/>&#8220;I think I can understand that mindset properly that they are so competetive that all the 11 players on the same page and they know what to do do and when. 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