Dubai : Emerging Australian spinner Mitchell Swepson says he will not get intimidated by the aura of Virat Kohli and employ an aggressive approach against the India skipper if he gets an opportunity to bowl during the four-Test series starting on February 23.
“Especially as a leg-spinner you’ve got to look to be aggressive and take wickets. It doesn’t matter who you come up against,” Swepson told The Daily Telegraph.
“You’re a leg-spinner and you’re going to get hit for runs. So at the time you’ve got to be the wicket-taker and you’ve got to get the breakthrough the team needs. “It’s a good point Sammy (Samuel Badree) has made, you can’t take a step back and let them dictate the game. You’ve got to be aggressive and try and get the wickets before they get you and before they get settled. It’s a good mentality to take over there.” Australia’s spinners have not done well in India and the 23-year-old Swepson said he is waiting for an opportunity to take up the challenge of taming the Indians. “The spinners (need to) take the majority of wickets. I can’t wait to get that opportunity,” he said —PTI
