"We Knew It Was Going To Be Tough Bowling To Virat Kohli": Australia Star's Huge Statement

12.03.2023 - 20:59 sports.ndtv.com

Virat Kohli is not someone who would miss a chance to score a 'daddy hundred' on a decent batting track and, on Sunday, he showed how to do it, said Australia wicket-keeper Alex Carey.

Kohli scored 186 in India's 571 as the fourth Test entered the fifth day and Australia need to bat out two sessions well to eke out a draw. "No surprise, he (Kohli) got in a decent batting track and went big and showed how to do it really.

He's a class player and he didn't give us a chance really," Carey said at the end of the fourth day's play. "We knew it was going to be tough bowling to Virat.

We were able to contain him as much as we could and try to take wickets around him," Carey added. The keeper said that expecting the spectators present to rally behind Kohli is a known thing and he was ready for the noise decibel levels to go up. "Anytime you come to India and Virat's next in or batting, you know it's going to be noisy and he played really well today.

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