Beard Liberation Front
24th August
Root must learn from Virat Kohli’s Beard Power for Test success
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that England’s Joe Root must learn from Virat Kohli’s expert use of Beard Power if England are to have a chance of winning the third Test in Leeds.
The campaigners say that careful analysis, often missed by a largely clean shaven commentariat, shows that every important stage of the first two Tests, Kohli was to be seen stroking and tweaking his beard while pondering tactics.
While the beard stroking may send a signal to the rest of the team, it is also a device to allow the Indian captain to take a little time to review and determine options on the field.
Joe Root has worked hard on his beard in recent seasons and has now developed a captain’s beard. However he has yet to adopt Kohli’s beard power strategy meaning tactical errors remain too common.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Joe Root must carefully study how Virat Kohli deploys his beard on the field and do his best to emulate it, albeit of course with Yorkshire characteristics.
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