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Border Gavaskar Trophy | ‘It’s about getting a start’: Cheteshwar Pujara backs Virat Kohli to succeed in Australia | Cricket News

Border Gavaskar Trophy | ‘It’s about getting a start’: Cheteshwar Pujara backs Virat Kohli to succeed in Australia | Cricket News

Border Gavaskar Trophy: With Virat Kohli’s form under the scanner as India embark on one of their toughest tours in recent memory against Australia at Perth on Friday, Cheteshwar Pujara believes that the batter’s past successes down Under will help him turn things around. “There is a lot of expectation of him. The number of matches he’s playing and the athlete Virat is, he doesn’t get enough breaks in between. That is why sometimes, when you’re not getting enough breaks, your body and confidence go down a bit. That’s normal,” Pujara said in Star Sports press room. Kohli is the only player in that top order with the most experience of playing in Australia. He has played 13 Tests Down Under and scored 1,352 runs at an average of 54.08. However, recently, he has been going through a lean patch, averaging 15.50 in the recent 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand. “He has got some break. He’s at a place where he likes to compete. If someone is having a go at him, he would like …