Kohli advises to Batsmen

Sydney, December 25: India Captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday urged his batsmen to step up and support the bowlers in their good job, ahead of the third Test beginning on Boxing Day here.

We all knew that, Kohli struck a magnificient 123 in the second Test but could not stop Australia from winning by 146 runs as the other batters around him failed.

Similarly, in the first Test Pujara s hundred helped India win by 31 runs.

Indian bowlers, on the contrary, have done exceedingly well, picking up 40 wickets in four innings.

"It is very important for batsmen to stand up, because as everyone can see, our bowling has been performing really well. Otherwise, the bowlers won t be able to do anything with the totals that we have been compiling," skipper Kohli said on the eve of the third Test.

"If we are batting second, we will try to take the lead or get as close to the opposition total as possible. If you equal a big score, then it becomes a second-innings match and if you take a good first-innings lead, then you can capitalize on that," Kohli stressed.