‘A bit of theatre’: Pat Cummins praises Virat Kohli for adding drama to rivalry. Cricket News – Newz9

NEW DELHI: After his staff’s victory within the last Test at Sydney, Australian skipper Pat Cummins praised Virat Kohli for his distinctive performances in Australia through the years.
He highlighted how a lot the staff loved enjoying towards him, noting that Kohli’s presence not solely introduced very important runs but in addition added a component of “theatre” to the sport, making him actually particular.

“It’s always been a wonderful contest. Yeah, I think more than just the runs that he brings to the game, it’s always a bit about a theatre, which is sometimes good, sometimes it can roll you off as an opposition, which I’ m sure is part of his plans,” Cummins said while addressing a press conference after the match.
“So it is. We do not get one other probability, it is going to be a disgrace. Boys actually loved enjoying with him. He’s been one of the star batters for the final decade or so. If you get his wicket, it goes a good distance to profitable a recreation. So it might be unhappy if it is his final sequence,” he added.

India misplaced the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia after a decade, falling to the Aussies by six wickets within the last Test on the Sydney Cricket Ground, and shedding the sequence 1-3.
Kohli had a tricky BGT, with the exception of his century in Perth. He struggled with deliveries outdoors 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 Test at Perth.
While his century at Optus Stadium ignited hopes of a resurgence, Kohli’s bat fell silent within the subsequent matches. He posted scores of 7, 11 (Adelaide), 3 (Brisbane), 36, 5 (Melbourne), and 17, 6 (Sydney).