Australia skipper Pat Cummins remarked that he will be “sad” if the latest Border-Gavaskar trophy does end up being star India cricketer Virat Kohli’s last. Following a century in the first Test of the series, Kohli mostly struggled in the remaining matches and got dismissed on numerous occasions by edging deliveries that were pitched outside his off-stump.
“It’s always been a a wonderful contest. More than just the runs that he scored, he brings a bit of theatre to the game which is sometimes good and sometimes it can rile you up as an opposition, which I’m sure is part of his plans,” Cummins told PTI.
“Really enjoyed playing with him. You know, he’s been one of the star batters for the last decade or so. You know, if you get his wicket it goes a long way to winning a game so yeah, it will be sad if it’s his last series,” Cummins added.
The Australia skipper also admitted that Bumrah’s absence on the final day of the series did help the Baggy Greens in comfortably chasing the target of 162 in Sydney.
“Every time he (Bumrah) bowled he seemed to have an impact and took some key wickets. So yeah, no doubt that (his absence) helped our chase a little bit,” Cummins said.
“I think you’re always surprised when the captain kind of doesn’t play. And you know, same with Ashwin retiring, but honestly it doesn’t really affect us at all. You just turn up and you see who’s going to be on the team sheet and you play whoever eleven they put out there. Honestly, it’s been very little conversation I’ve chatted with him about what’s going on there,” Cummins added.
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