Tim Paine has revealed his admiration for Virat Kohli’s 71 through the 2021 Adelaide Test, saying that it appeared like the previous Indian captain did not seem like he was going to be dismissed.
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine (Courtesy: AFP)
HIGHLIGHTSPaine admits he was feeling the stress when Kohli was on the creaseA mix-up with Rahane ended Kohli’s high-quality knockAdelaide Test is remembered for India’s second innings batting collapse
Tim Paine has revealed his admiration for Virat Kohli’s knock through the 2021 Adelaide Test and even claimed that he felt the Indian star batter wasn’t going to get out on the day.
The day-night check in Adelaide was the primary match within the Border-Gavaskar trophy sequence again in 2021 and is remembered for India’s second innings collapse the place the workforce was bundled out for simply 36 runs.
However, within the first innings of the Indian workforce, Paine admitted that he was a bit apprehensive as Kohli gave the impression to be in high-quality management. Speaking on the docuseries Bandon Mein Tha Dum, the previous Australian Test skipper mentioned that he felt his workforce was in for a troublesome time with the Indian star on the crease.
“Yeah, I must admit though when he was batting he was on 20-30. Then the lights came on, and I was like ‘Wow, he did not look like getting out, did he? And I was like ‘We are in some serious trouble here,'” said Paine.
Kohli was receiving ample support from Ajinkya Rahane and both batters were carrying India to a comfortable spot in the match. However, an untimely mix-up between the two meant that the former Indian captain’s innings was cut short and he had to return to the pavilion for 71 runs.
The fall of Kohli allowed Australia to comeback into the game as they ended the innings at 244. Paine called it a brilliant moment as they were gifted a wicket during a time when Australia felt they were out of the game.
“Thankfully, Rahane ran him out. It was brilliant. Particularly, when you feel so out of the game, we couldn’t create a chance and they were batting so well, to then be literally just gifted one, and a really simple one,” mentioned Paine.
