Special bat and 55 minutes… Virat Kohli made such preparations to score runs in Ranji.

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Virat Kohli worked on his batting with former Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar in Mumbai. You must know this. Now after coming to Delhi for Ranji Trophy, he was seen practicing with a special bat. He prepared to score runs in Ranji with that bat. He practiced with that bat for 55 minutes. Now the question is, what is really special about the bat with which Virat spent so much time in the nets? And, the big thing is what did India's superstar batsman do in the 55 minutes he spent with that bat?

What is different about Virat Kohli's special bat?

First of all, know about the specialty of Virat Kohli's bat. The bat with which Virat practiced at the nets in Delhi was thinner than the usual bat. The blade portion in it was almost negligible.

This is how you prepare to score runs in Ranji Trophy in 55 minutes

Now the question is what did Virat do in 55 minutes of training with this kind of bat? Virat Kohli took throw downs for the first 15 minutes. In this, he was seen playing balls off the front foot for 5 minutes, while in the remaining 10 minutes he practiced playing back of length balls on the back foot. During the throw down, Virat was also seen getting beaten a bit outside the off stump.

After taking the throw down, Virat went to the nets where the spinners were bowling. Virat Kohli spent 20 minutes on the spinners' nets. During this time, he played the balls of two left-arm spinners - Sumit Mathur and Harsh Tyagi. During this, Kohli was also seen cutting their short balls on the off side. Harsh Tyagi also beat Virat on his balls. However, overall Virat looked in control against the spinners, which is a better sign.

From the spin nets, Virat reached where the fast bowlers were bowling. Virat spent 20 minutes here too. In those 20 minutes, he faced the balls of Navdeep Saini, Mani Grewal, Rahul Gehlot, Vivek Gusain and the only left-handed pacer Siddhant Sharma. Siddhant Sharma beat Kohli twice. During practice against the pacers, Kohli also got the advice from Delhi coach Sharandeep Singh to take guard on the middle and off stump, which he followed and after that a difference was seen in his batting. He was again seen middleing and driving the ball beautifully.

Will play Ranji for the first time after 2012

Virat Kohli will be seen playing in Ranji Trophy for the first time since 2012. When Virat last played Ranji, he was an emerging player. But now he is a star. And, this is the reason why everyone's eyes are on him.