Virat Kohli tried to tease the Australian fans by hinting at the 'sandpaper style' ball-tampering scandal at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In fact, on the third day of the Sydney Test, Virat Kohli was captaining the field in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and the spectators started shouting at the sight of Virat.
Virat Kohli teased the Australian fan In response to this, Virat Kohli reminded the audience of Australia's 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Virat Kohli tried to show this by showing his pocket and he said, he does not keep anything in his pocket to tamper with the ball. A video of which is also going viral on social media.
Kohli reminded Australian fans about ball tampering Kohli's gesture came after Steve Smith's dismissal. In fact, Steve Smith was caught ball-tampering during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in 2018. The Australian team used sandpaper to tamper with the ball during the match to help them reverse swing and this was caught on camera, leading to the bans of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.
Poor form of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma struggled to perform well with the bat during the five-Test series. Which exposed India's batting failings. Rohit Sharma dropped himself from the fifth Test after admitting his poor form, while Virat Kohli played in Sydney, but failed in both innings.
Virat Kohli has scored 190 runs at an average of 23.75 in five Test matches. He scored 7 and 11 in Adelaide, 3 in his only innings in Brisbane, 36 and 5 in Melbourne and 17 and 6 in Sydney, scoring just 95 in his last four Tests. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma scored only 31 runs in three Test matches.
Australia captured the Border Gavaskar Trophy The 5 Test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy were full of controversies and many incidents. Let us tell you that Australia has won the series by defeating India in the fifth Test match. Australia won the 5-match series 1-3 after 10 years while one match of the series was a draw. Australia have not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on home soil since 2014-15.
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