We have plans for all Indian batsmen, not just Kohli: Mitchell Marsh

TIL Desk Sports/ The talk is all about Virat Kohli right now but the Australian bowlers’ preparation for other Indian batsmen is as detailed and anyone who thinks otherwise is plain ‘silly’, all-rounder Mitchell Marsh said on Tuesday. Gearing up for the four-match Test series that starts on Thursday, in Adelaide, Marsh said his team’s bowlers have strategies in place and would be aiming for perfect execution when the action begins.

“We all know Virat’s a great player. We’ll have our plans for him and hopefully we can execute them. But if people think we’re not prepared for the other batsmen in the Indian team, who are all very good players, then they’d be pretty silly,” said Marsh.

Marsh said the new faces and inexperience in the Australian batting line-up should be seen as an opportunity, rather than a sign of weakness for the hosts.”There’s obviously been a lot of talk about that and it’s been a big build up to this Test match but there’s a great feeling around this group…now it’s about going out there and hopefully putting it together as a batting unit. But we all feel really good at the moment,” he said.