NEW DELHI: After his staff’s victory within the closing Check at Sydney, Australian skipper Pat Cummins praised Virat Kohli for his distinctive performances in Australia over time.
He highlighted how a lot the staff loved enjoying in opposition to him, noting that Kohli’s presence not solely introduced very important runs but additionally added a component of “theatre” to the sport, making him really particular.
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“It is all the time been a beautiful contest. Yeah, I feel extra than simply the runs that he brings to the sport, it is all the time a bit a couple of theatre, which is typically good, typically it will probably roll you off as an opposition, which I am positive is a part of his plans,” Cummins mentioned whereas addressing a press convention after the match.
“So it is. We do not get one other likelihood, it is going to be a disgrace. Boys actually loved enjoying with him. He is been one of many star batters for the final decade or so. Should you get his wicket, it goes a protracted technique to profitable a sport. So it will be unhappy if it is his final sequence. Now we have all the time loved enjoying in opposition to him,” he added.
India misplaced the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia after a decade, falling to the Aussies by six wickets within the closing Check on the Sydney Cricket Floor, and shedding the sequence 1-3.
Kohli had a tricky BGT, except for his century in Perth. He struggled with deliveries exterior the off-stump, and Scott Boland proved to be his nemesis, dismissing him 4 instances.
Kohli completed the sequence with simply 190 runs in 9 innings at a median of 23.75, together with an unbeaten 100* within the first Check at Perth.
Whereas his century at Optus Stadium ignited hopes of a resurgence, Kohli’s bat fell silent within the subsequent matches. He posted scores of seven, 11 (Adelaide), 3 (Brisbane), 36, 5 (Melbourne), and 17, 6 (Sydney).
