Well, who can forget the 2014-15 Border Gavaskar trophy? Though India lost the series 2-0, the brilliance has shown by Virat Kohli for his truckload of 692 runs still remains fresh in the minds of Mitchell Johnson, Hazelwood and Lyon.
Four centuries in the tour down under when experts were questioning his inclusion in the longest format of the game, in fact, motivated the young skipper and it was the start of something big to come.
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Though Mitchell Johnson troubled Kohli with his bouncers and his sledging in the middle, Kohli”s focus remained on the game as he dominated the pace attack. In a recent press meet before departing to the two-month long tour, Virat promised for a sledge-free series from the Indian side but admitted that the side wouldn”t remain silent if Aussies start it.
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Mitchell Johnson took a dig at the Indian skipper on his Twitter handle stating “I look forward to no Virat send-offs.” He tweeted this in reply to a news report from fox sports Australia.
https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1063216338347352065
Faf du Plessis, who led his team successfully in the limited overs at the own backyard of the Aussies, gave a free advise that not to make Virat Kohli ” angry” as it would hurt them the most. As the verbal altercation has already started, it will be interesting how Indians face these tweets and other remarks.
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The T20I series is all set to commence from November 21st. The side has already reached Australia and players were seen hitting the gym in their social media handles.