The talismanic Kohli averages just 22.72 in his six Test matches this year, way short than his average of 54.08 in Tests in Australia. Kohli comes into the Australia tour after making just 91 runs in India\u2019s unprecedented 3-0 series defeat at home to New Zealand earlier this month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Shubman Gill all set to miss first Test due to a fractured thumb, pressure would be more on Kohli to get big runs for India on a bouncy and pacy Perth pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"If they go hard at him, if he gets in the fight with emotions, there\u2019s a bit of chat out there, who knows he might sort of lift. But I think he\u2019s probably under pressure a little bit, and if he has a couple of low scores to start with, he could really feel it. I think he\u2019s quite an emotional player. When he\u2019s up, he\u2019s up, and when he\u2019s down, he sort of struggles a little bit,\" McGrath was quoted as saying by CODE Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also feels Australia needs to up their aggression if they are to stop India from making a hat-trick of Test series wins Down Under. \"Without a doubt, especially after coming off a 3-0 loss against New Zealand, you\u2019ve got plenty of ammunition to back yourself up. So put the pressure on them and see if they\u2019re up for it,\" added McGrath, who took 563 Test wickets at an average of just 21.64.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"If they go hard at him, if he gets in the fight with emotions, there\u2019s a bit of chat out there, who knows he might sort of lift. But I think he\u2019s probably under pressure a little bit, and if he has a couple of low scores to start with, he could really feel it. I think he\u2019s quite an emotional player. When he\u2019s up, he\u2019s up, and when he\u2019s down, he sort of struggles a little bit,\" McGrath was quoted as saying by CODE Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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