By 
Australia captain Aaron Finch said on Monday that writing off Virat Kohli would take a brave man, and that what the former India captain has accomplished in the last 15 years is “ridiculous.”
“It will be a very brave man to write Virat Kohli off. At any stage, he has shown for 15 years now that he is one of the greatest players of all time,” Finch said on the eve of the series-opener against India.
“Particularly in T20 cricket, he’s someone who has developed and grown his game over such a long period that you always plan and prepare the best when you’re coming up against him.
“He is super and has 71 international centuries. That’s just ridiculous,” Finch said in a virtual media interaction.
Australia’s plans will be carried out with one eye on the World Cup at home, where the conditions will be very different. The defending champions, led by Finch, will compete in the ICC event.
Tim David, a T20 globetrotter who has represented Singapore in international cricket, is set to make his Australia debut. He is regarded as the squad’s ‘X’ factor.
“Every decision we make, I believe, has one eye on the World Cup, and seeing the wicket yesterday, it appeared to have quite a bit of grass on it,” Finch said.
“And we know in Mohali, the ball can swing around and carry quite a bit, so I think we’ll be careful not to lose it.”
“Every decision that we make, I think, has one eye towards the World Cup and seeing the wicket yesterday, it looked like there was quite a bit of grass on it,” Finch said.
“And we know in Mohali, the ball can swing around and it can carry through quite a bit, so I think we will be mindful of not being too narrow-minded in terms of our focus.
Comments