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#INDvAUS 3rd Test: Very satisfying getting Kohli out cheaply: Aussie asst coach

Saker said at the end of the third day's play that it was "very satisfying getting Virat Kohli out cheaply, that's for sure".

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VAustralia's assistant coach David Saker said his team was pleased to see the back of Virat Kohli early for the fifth successive time this series.

The India captain Kohli has been dismissed by five different bowlers so far – Mitchell Starc (caught at slips), Nathan Lyon (bowled, both in Pune), Steve O'Keefe, Josh Hazlewood (both LBW in Bengaluru) and Pat Cummins here – for an aggregate of 46 and an average of 9.20 this series.

Saker said at the end of the third day's play that it was "very satisfying getting Virat Kohli out cheaply, that's for sure".

Asked how his bowlers went about targetting Kohli, Saker said: "There's no set plan as to how we're going to get him out, we just try to put as much pressure on certain batters when they come in. We've had some good success against him in this series, without a doubt.

"I think Glenn Maxwell's chase to keep Kohli on strike was superb, and they're the sort of little things that we talk a lot about in the dressing room. If we do the little things really well, then the big things look after themselves. That chase kept Virat Kohli on strike, we got the wicket very next ball, so little things like that are really important for us. We'll keep concentrating on things like that."

He complimented his bowlers' efforts in putting pressure on the Indians in the first and third sessions in which India scored 73 and 57 runs, respectively. The Indians pulled back the middle session in their favour, scoring 110 runs and losing only two wickets.

Saker said: "In the middle session, our fast bowlers attacked bowling too full. You had to bowl back of length and it becomes harder to score. The second session got away from us but we have a good last session. It was not easy getting wickets on pitches like that. We have an exciting Test match."

The 50-year-old from Melbourne said that Pat Cummins, playing in only his second Test and first since November 2011, bowled "superb".

"I thought last night (Friday) he bowled particularly well but today (Saturday), he backed that up to produce some of the balls he produced to get wickets is pretty exciting. Ball speed in India is a big thing because the wickets don't generate any pace. But he was way higher than the expectations we had." 

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