Virat Kohli creates new records in Sydney Test
Kohli and Rahul added 141 runs in 43.2 overs for the third wicket after the team had been reduced to 97/2. The Sydney wicket remained good for batting on the third day, yet the effort of the Indian batsmen deserve credit, for they were under the pressure of chasing a huge Australian total. The 22-year-old Rahul, who had a horrendous debut in Melbourne, did not wilt under pressure and managed to support his captain in that partnership, taking India out of the woods.
“It was all going too fast,” Rahul today said about his debut Test, in which he played horrible shots to get out in both the innings. “That was one of the key things the players told me. To give myself time between balls and not to forget to breathe. I made a conscious effort to give myself more time between balls.”
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The amazing Virat Kohli scored his fourth century of the series and KL Rahul made his first in only his second Test as India fought hard on the third day of the fourth Test. At stumps, India were 342/5, still trailing Australia by 230 runs, and a defeat for India is still the likely result. India must, after all, bat last on a spinner-friendly wicket. But today’s performance was heartening because Kohli was supported very well by a young batsman playing in his second Test match.
Kohli, leading the team for the second time in the series, and this time as a regular captain, became the top run-getter for India in a Test series against Australia, home or away. His unbeaten 140 took his total for the series to 639, improving on Rahul Dravid’s record of 619, made on the 2003-04 tour of Australia.
Kohli and Rahul added 141 runs in 43.2 overs for the third wicket after the team had been reduced to 97/2. The Sydney wicket remained good for batting on the third day, yet the effort of the Indian batsmen deserve credit, for they were under the pressure of chasing a huge Australian total. The 22-year-old Rahul, who had a horrendous debut in Melbourne, did not wilt under pressure and managed to support his captain in that partnership, taking India out of the woods.
“It was all going too fast,” Rahul today said about his debut Test, in which he played horrible shots to get out in both the innings. “That was one of the key things the players told me. To give myself time between balls and not to forget to breathe. I made a conscious effort to give myself more time between balls.”
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