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India vs England: ‘World class’ Virat Kohli has no weakness, will be a challenge getting him out- Moeen Ali

England tour of India: Veteran all-rounder Moeen Ali is aware of the Virat Kohli ahead of the 4-match Test series which will kick start the full-fledged tour of the subcontinent nation.


HIGHLIGHTS

  • Moeen Ali is aware of the Virat Kohli challenge that England are up against
  • I don't think he [Virat Kohli] has any sort of weakness: Moeen Ali
  • While India won 2-1 n Australia, England whitewashed Sri Lanka 2-0

Returning from his coronavirus-induced break, England all-rounder Moeen Ali will be a part of the team’s tour of India starting on February 5. Moeen Ali had tested positive for COVID-19 after the first test on reaching Sri Lanka, earlier in January.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli will be seen as India’s captain once again after he missed the last 3 Tests of the Australia tour that India won. Moeen Ali is aware that Kohli will be motivated to score big runs for India and the all-rounder realises that it will be a challenge for the England bowlers to get him out.

"How do we get him out? He's obviously an amazing player, world-class, he's very motivated to do well and I'm sure he'll be even more motivated after they did well in Australia and he had to leave for the birth of his child. I don't know how we're going to get him out [specifically] because I don't think he has any sort of weakness but we have a good bowling attack, some pace in the line-up,” Moeen said, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

The 33-year-old England cricketer, however, opened up about his one on one relationship with Kohli, who was his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate in the IPL.

"He's a great guy and a good friend of mine - we don't talk too much about cricket. We do a little bit but not too much,” Moeen added.

Both teams will be stepping into the 1st Test in Chennai, starting on February 5, after away series victories. While India won the historic Border Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 down under, Joe Root’s touring England side whitewashed Sri Lanka in the 2-match Test series.