Virat Kohli and Mithcell Johnson Exchange Words on Day 3 of the McG Test.
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The 36-year-old kohli featured in 123 Tests for India, accumulating 9230 runs with 30 hundreds at an average of 46.85.
He Led India to the No.1 Position in the ICC Test Rankings and Over One of Indian Cricket’s Most ICONIC Triumphs-The Historic Series win in Australia in 2018-19.
“He was the most Australian Non-Australian Cricketer I’ve Seen,” Chappell Said, Highlighting Kohli’s Aggressive Style and Mental Toughness.
“It closes the chapter on the most transformative figure in Indian Cricket Sachin Sachin Tendulkar; Perhaps kohli even eclipses Cricketing Identity, “Added chappell in his coloumn for Cricinfo.
“Sourav Ganguly Gave Indian Cricket A New Spine.
That fire was seen on the epic day 3 of the mcG test when kohli went toe-to-to-toe with aussie Speedster Mitchell Johnson. It all Haappened when kohli pushed a delivery back to johnson, who immediatily threw it back at the stumps, inadverted taking down the batter.
Johnson immediatily apologized and checked on kohli, but the no.4 batsman was not amuse and fired back with a barrage of verbal Volleys. That was the start of kohli’s love affair down under, and since then, the Maestro Never Looking Back. Thereafter, kohli made a stunning debut as India’s test captain in 2014 against AGAIST Australia in Adelaide. He Made History by Bounces only the 4th Indian batter to score a century in both innings of a test, with brilliant knocks of 115 and 141 in the 2014/15 season.
“He was the most Australian Non -Australian Cricketer We’ve Ever Seen – A Snarling Warrior in Whites, Never Giving An Inch, Alays Demanding More. And foremost, of Himself, “He added.
“Yes, tendulkar was a genius. Yes, dhoni was a master tactician and an ice-cold finisher. But in the grand reckning of Indian Cricket History, Kohli Has Been Its Most Influent Figure. Changed not just just results but mindsets, “He concluded.
As tributes pour in from across the globe, kohli’s legacy remains etched in cricketing history.
