Leading bowler Mitchell Starc said he is looking forward to facing famous Indian hitter Virat Kohli ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Australian player stated that he and Kohli have always engaged in a hard battle in which he occasionally prevailed over the cricketer and the former captain of India sometimes prevailed, but the rivalry has always been constructive.
In 19 innings of Test cricket, Kohli has faced Starc, and the Indian batsman has scored 291 runs at an average of 59 against the pacer. In red-ball cricket, Kohli has so far had the upper hand, but Starc has also shown him the door four times. Before the forthcoming India tour to Australia, Starc said he loved the match against the Indian great and anticipated another competitive match.
The reason I like our battles is that Virat Kohli and I have played a lot of cricket together. I always have some exciting fights. It’s usually a fantastic match and one we both enjoy, as I’ve managed to get him out once or twice and he’s undoubtedly scored a fair number runs against me “Starc said Star Sports.
Glenn Maxwell discusses the match between Steven Smith and Virat Kohli
Steven Smith and Virat Kohli, two of the best Test batsmen of the present era, will play each other again in the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy. All-rounder Glenn Maxwell discussed their rivalry and expressed his excitement to watch the cricket players square off before that. If both cricket players fail to deliver for their respective clubs, the 35-year-old also believes that either Smith or Kohli would have a fantastic season.
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“I believe that the head-to-head match between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, two superstar hitters, will have a significant impact on who wins the Border Gavaskar Trophy because of how their supremacy is likely to be established throughout the series. It will be fantastic to see the two best players of our generation go head-to-head, and one of them is going to score a lot of runs, if not both of them, Maxwell said.
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