2 weeks Ago
Although he faced plenty of criticism and intense questioning due to poor form and a lack of runs heading into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy , Virat Kohli showed up when it mattered by scoring a century in Perth and helping India set a 1-0 lead with a dominant 295-run victory. Kohli’s century was a little scrappy and needed Kohli to survive some threatening situations, but the Indian great continued his positive relationship in Australia as he notched his landmark 30th Test century, and an impressive seventh in Australia. Total Match 111 Total Runs 3284 Highest Score 128 runs Total Match 115 Total Runs 3127 Highest Score 96 runs Total Match 50 Total Runs 1326 Highest Score 104 runs Wickets 3 Best Bowling 2/29 Total Match 65 Total Runs 29 Highest Score 10 runs Wickets 76 Best Bowling 5/32 Total Match 260 Total Runs 37 Highest Score 8 runs Wickets 205 Best Bowling 5/40 Total Match 107 Total Runs 3582 Highest Score 124 runs Total Match 132 Total Runs 4683 Highest Score 132 runs Total Match 104 Total Runs 83 Highest Score 17 runs Wickets 121 Best Bowling 4/18 Total Match 35 Total Runs 195 Highest Score 27 runs Wickets 46 Best Bowling 3/15 Total Match 12 Total Runs - Highest Score - Wickets 12 Best Bowling 3/24 Total Match 93 Total Runs 109 Highest Score 14 runs Wickets 93 Best Bowling 4/21 Total Match 41 Total Runs 105 Highest Score 29 runs Wickets 51 Best Bowling 4/15 Total Match 21 Total Runs 653 Highest Score 89 runs Total Match 105 Total Runs 2644 Highest Score 99 runs Wickets - Best Bowling - Total Match 40 Total Runs 730 Highest Score 49 runs With Kohli performing despite denigrators and critics hounding his poor run in Test cricket in the recent past, former Indian batter Ajay Jadeja was one of the figures to loudly back the Indian great, showing his support with a comment that commended the former Indian captain and shut down his haters.
“Doubters can rest in peace...
The name itself says it all. If there were doubters, they can rest in peace. Geniuses aren't born overnight,” said Jadeja to ANI, emphatic in his support of Kohli.
Jadeja, who represented India over 200 times in his career across formats and has been a vocal supporter of Kohli throughout his career, was clear in what he saw as a return to form for one of India’s greatest ever batters. Kohli looks to continue success in the BGT Kohli’s century helped India heap on the runs in the third session, after a terrific bowling performance provided the platform for India to gun for a win in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli’s runs were a boost after a terrific innings from Yashasvi Jaiswal, with the young southpaw scoring his fourth Test century and his first in Australia.
Moreover, Kohli’s success in fairly testing conditions in Perth will bode well for the Indian team, who have desperately been looking for significant runs from their talismanic number four batter, especially after his struggles against New Zealand in the shock 3-0 home loss earlier this month. Kohli’s form and runs in Australia will be a positive sign heading into the rest of the series, with the next task at hand being to find success in the day-night Test match. The game will be played at the Adelaide Oval, a venue which has been a very happy hunting ground for Kohli in the past.
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