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The Times of India
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Nitin Naik | TNN

The thorn in Virat Kohli's flesh: Left-arm spin

What's common between Keshav Maharaj, Mitchell Santner, Shakib Al Hasan, Ashton Agar and Dunith Wellalage? All of them are slow left-arm orthodox spinners. And all of them have dismissed Indian legend Virat Kohli in ODIs since 2021. Maharaj, Santner and Shakib have got Kohli out twice.

His dismissal to Wellalage in India's Asia Cup Super Four clash against Sri Lanka on a dry and bald R Premadasa Stadium pitch was the eighth time he had fallen to left-arm spin in 28 matches since January 2021.

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