Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine with a history of on-field rivalry Virat Kohli The two are often involved in heated on-field exchanges. However, Paine praises Kohli’s batsman India The batting star’s Adelaide innings is one of his favorites during 2020-21.
Paine recalled the former India captain’s knock of 71 runs in the first day-night Test of the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy played at the Adelaide Oval, who is remembered for India’s brilliant batting in the second innings.
Controlling Kohli in India’s first innings, Paine thought Australia would find it difficult to get him out. Thankfully, Kohli’s innings was cut short by a run out for the hosts.
He said, ‘Yes, I must admit that when he was batting he was on 20-30 runs. Then the lights came on, and I was like ‘Wow, that didn’t look like an exit, did it? And I was like ‘We’re in some serious trouble here,'” Paine said in the Voot documentary Bando Mein Tha Dum,
Kohli got equal support from Ajinkya Rahane from the other end. And together they were seen taking the Indian side to a comfortable position. Paine said the conditions weren’t easy to bat in, especially in the lights, but the two made it that much easier.
However, much to the delight of the Australian camp, the mix between the two provided a breakthrough and brought them into the match. “Thankfully, Rahane got him run out. It was fantastic. Especially when you feel out of the game, we couldn’t stand a chance and they were batting so well, then really just a gifted one, and a really ordinary one,” Paine said. .
Taking advantage of Kohli’s fall, the Australian bowlers ran through the Indian batting lineup. From 188/4, India were bundled out for 244. In reply, Australia could only manage 191 runs, giving the visitors a lead of 53 runs.
For India, things fell completely flat in their second innings and a strong batting unit was bundled out for just 36 runs. None of India’s batsmen could cross the double-digit mark as Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood shared 9 wickets between them.
Australia eventually won by 8 wickets.
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