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India cricket star Virat Kohli is not having a great run with the bat in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy but has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons. In the last Test in Melbourne, Kohli was involved in a physical altercation with youngster Sam Konstas.
Kohli has been heavily attacked by the Australian media who even called him a “clown” for his antics. With so much going on around him, former Australia captain Aaron Finch has opened up about Kohli’s behavior in this series.
Finch spoke about Kohli’s shoulder boat with Sam Konstas at MCG and claimed that the Indian veteran is trying to fight back by doing things that can fire him up to give his best.
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Virat Kohli is ‘trying to be antagonistic’ – Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch was speaking on the ‘Around the Wicket’ podcast after India’s loss to Australia in Melbourne. Finch spoke about Kohli’s behavior and claimed that Kohli is trying to be an antagonist to give his best performance.
“Virat (Kohli) is someone who has always thrived under pressure and has thrived when his back is against the wall. It feels like at this stage, he is trying to put his back against the wall,” Finch noted.
“He’s trying to be antagonistic, he’s trying to almost pick a fight because that’s when he’s playing when he feels like somebody’s coming at him. That’s when he shows all his skills,” he added.
Virat Kohli was involved in a shoulder barge with Australia’s latest debutant Sam Konstas during the first day of the Melbourne Test. After the end of the 10th over, Kohli suddenly appeared to walk past Konstas and poke him on the shoulder.
He looked back and the two players fired a few verbal volleys at each other before non-striker Usman Khawaja had to calm them down. The matter was settled and Kohli was fined 20 percent of his match fees.
Aaron Finch on Virat Kohli’s knock at MCG
Beyond Virat Kohli, Aaron Finch felt that Virat Kohli is pushing people towards a fight so that he gets motivated to perform well. He praised Kohli’s first innings in Melbourne, in which he was dismissed after being put on.
“He seems to be pushing other people to feel that way and we haven’t seen the best of him in this series yet. He looked good in the first innings in Melbourne and it looked like he wasn’t going to get out. But Australia have played well,” he said. the former Australian opener.
Kohli scored a patient 36 off 86 balls in the first innings of the Melbourne Test. The 36-year-old left the ball exceptionally well at the start of his innings, making the Australian bowlers very hard to work with. However, he lost concentration and eventually got the ball out behind to be easily caught by Alex Carey.
Virat Kohli Latest Numbers
After the hundred in Perth, Virat Kohli has struggled for runs in this series. India’s veteran batsman has scored 167 runs in seven innings at an average of 27.83. He has been constantly tested by off-stump balls as the Australian bowlers have persisted in a particular plan for him so far.
Kohli has struggled to overcome his weakness and is under immense pressure to perform in Sydney. Not just the ongoing series, Kohli’s poor form has continued since India’s home Test season where he amassed 192 runs in 10 innings at an average of 27.83.
