Kohli issues Starc warning to India's batsmen in Pune


  • Cricket
  • Wednesday, 22 Feb 2017

Cricket - India team news conference - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India - 22/02/17. India's captain Virat Kohli speaks during a news conference. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

PUNE, India (Reuters) - Australia paceman Mitchell Starc has raised his game to the next level and India's batsmen need to be wary of his ability to trouble them with reverse swing, home captain Virat Kohli said on the eve of the first test beginning on Thursday.

The 27-year-old left-arm paceman was the leading wicket-taker (24) for the side on the turning pitches in Sri Lanka last year, a series in which Australia were blanked 3-0.

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