Virat Kohli has been the poster boy for the Australian media ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
He has always been in the newspapers in Australia and is one player that the Aussie media can’t stop talking about. Prominent Australian newspapers like The West Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald have been talking about Virat ahead of the series.
He’s been on the sports/front pages of the Australian newspaper. The Australian media has not missed the chance of talking about Kohli’s struggles with the bat in recent times. He is not leading the Indian side anymore and the foreign media still talking about him like this shows the 36 year old’s popularity and craze.
Kohli is known to be quite vocal and aggressive on the field. Australians too are known for their aggressive brand of cricket on the field. Virat loves challenges and has always taken on the challenges, and comments from the Australian players head-on throughout his career.
He said it inspires him to perform well when the Australian players and media try to provoke him. Kohli has been the most talked about Indian player in the Australian media for some time now.
Virat Kohli desperately searching for form ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The former Indian captain’s current form is a big concern for India. He’s one of the best to have ever played the game but is struggling to score runs consistently. Kohli has 250 runs in 12 test innings this year at an average of 22.70 including only one fifty to his name.
He couldn’t even score 100 runs in the last test series against New Zealand that too in India. Despite all this, Kohli has an exceptional record in Australia. He has 1352 runs in 25 innings down under at an average of 54.10 including 6 centuries and 4 fifties.
Kohli made his test captaincy debut in Australia back in 2014. He scored 692 runs in 8 innings on that tour at an average of 86.50 including 4 centuries and a fifty.
The Indian batter has done well in Australia and will be eager for a strong comeback in the upcoming series against the Aussies.
