Waugh vs Ganguly to Kohli vs Smith: Australia-India Controversies

“It was a quite emotional game for us, quite draining as well”, Kohli said. I wouldn’t say it was better for batting but maybe it deteriorated a little bit. “It was probably a bit harder against the quicks because it’s not bouncing as much, and some are going up so I think that challenge is probably the biggest”. His displays so far have shown that although he’s still learning his art, we should be seeing a lot more of his talent. “We surprised ourselves by winning by 75 runs, we thought it to be much more close”, Kohli added.

Test cricket, Matt Renshaw said after play on Sunday, was about “trying to grind it out and beating the opposition at the long game”.

Shaun Marsh’s head could be on the chopping block after he failed in Australia’s second innings against India in Bengaluru, falling LBW to Umesh Yadav for just nine.

While Australian skipper Steven Smith stands first, Kohli stands second on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test batting rankings. From Bangalore to Ranchi, the venue for the third Test, there is a sudden new halo about Team India.

Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin, Smith, Steve O’Keefe, Starc and Hazlewood could all be dragged in front of Chris Broad, depending on how the match referee views a handful of flashpoints at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. But no wonder they say cricket is a amusing game. That is why the umpire knew what was happening.

Afterwards Smith admitted he had suffered a “brain fade”, but Kohli was less charitable.

Asked if the word in question was “cheating” Kohli said: “I didn’t say that, you did”.

Resuming on 40 without loss in reply to India’s 189, Australia lost David Warner (33) and Steve Smith (8) to Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja respectively in the first session.

Smith and Kohli “squared off” in a “verbal stoush” during Australia’s first innings, says Cricket.com.au.

India captain Virat Kohli shot back at former Australia wicket-keeper Ian Healy after the latter’s comments that he is losing respect for Kohli. But the execution of this plan was made hard by an untrustworthy Bengaluru pitch, and a snarling, desperate home side, intent on getting in the Australians’ faces, and in turn, their wickets. “He was just saying that I might need to run off and go to the toilet again”, Renshaw said.