XtraTime Web Desk: Australian speed star, Pat Cummins has spoken highly of India’s captain Virat Kohli as a ‘passionate’ player ahead of India’s tour down under later this year. At the same time he and the entire Australian bowling department has prioritized the 29 year old as the ‘prized’ wicket of all.
Cummins made a serious statement when he boldly “predicted” that Kohli will not be able to score a century and they’ll be able to knock India off quite easily, when they come to visit Australia.
Clarifying his comments, Cummins cleared the air that it is was misunderstood initially, and he actually wished the Indian, to not to score a ton against them during India’s tour, which comprises 3 T20s, 4 Tests and 3 One dayers.
“The chances are he’s going to score a hundred against us again sometime and we’ll be doing everything in our power to try and stop that. It was just off the cuff. It was a pretty relaxed interview to say I’d love for him not to score runs, like I’d love any international player to not score runs against us.”
Cummins also compared Kohli’s temperament to currently banned cricketer and former Australian captain Steve Smith saying, “He’s similar to Steve Smith for us, he really gets himself into the contest and tries to find a way to fire up the bowlers.
“They (Kohli and Smith) seem to use that as a way to get the best out of themselves and I think that feeds off into the other players in the team as well. The captain and the best batsman is always the prized wicket and I’m sure it won’t be any different this summer.”