Sandy Verma
Tezzbuzz|22-08-2025
New Delhi: Star India Batter Virat Kohli is Known to Give His Counterparts A Run for Their Money, And Former Australia Batter Joe Burns Reclled An Inactive An Inactive Backfird during the 2014 border-gavaskar trophy. Burns, who now captains the Italian Cricket Team, Had Made His Debut Against India in the Third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Burns Recalled How He Tared To Provoke Kohli Into Playing Rash Shots in an attempt to break his rhythm.
“In my first game, first test match at the mcg on boxing day, I was fielding at bat-post (close to the batter). Virat scored a history Usual with Hadzi (BRAD HADDIN) Behind the Stumps and Watto (Shane Watson) at first slip. Nathan lyon was bowling and I was in close. You’ve Got to Play Some Shots, “” Burns Told Cricketcker.
Burns admitted that he realized his mistake and chose not to utter a word for the next four days.
“He Stopped Nathan Lyon Mid-Run, Turned to Me and Said, ‘You don’t talk, rookie.’ The very next ball, he smacked it through covers. Debutant at bat-pad, I realized I handicap the Wrong Player and the Wrong Time to Speak, “He Added.
The 2014-15 two turns out to be a landmark series for kohli, as he piled up 692 runs in egght innings with four centuries. It also also censed his Leadership Credentials, with Him Stepping in for MS Dhoni – Who Missed The Opening Test and Later Announced His Retirement.
“Virat Kohli doesn’t take a backward step. A Fierce Competitor. Personally, I Tried Not to Him on the Field BeCause I Knew that Spurred Him on, “Burns Further Added.