India vs Australia: Paranoid' Virat Kohli is starting to panic, says Rodney Hogg

Mumbai: Former Australia cricket great Rodney Hogg is confident that the Ranchi pitch for the third Test between India and Australia will be batsman-friendly. And the reason behind the confidence is India skipper Virat Kohli’s poor run with the bat.

It is widely reported that the Ranchi pitch will assist spinners and it’s going to be another tough test for the batsmen.

Kohli’s Test batting average has dropped below fifty following the scores of 0, 13, 12 and 15 in the series and Hogg believes that the ‘paranoid’ skipper would have instructed the curators to keep enough in the wicket for the Kohli to feel comfortable.

"He's (Kohli) a megastar and his average has now gone below 50," Hogg told the SEN radio station on Tuesday.

"The lights go off when a batsman's average goes below 50. They get paranoid. All the great batsmen, Michael Clarke ended up under 50, Steve Waugh just went under 50 near the end. He (Kohli) is starting to panic," added Hogg.