On November 22, the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar series will get underway.
Leading bowler Mitchell Starc said he is looking forward to facing famous Indian hitter Virat Kohli ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Australian player stated that he and Kohli have always engaged in a hard battle in which he occasionally prevailed over the cricketer and the former captain of India sometimes prevailed, but the rivalry has always been healthy.
In 19 innings of Test cricket, Kohli has faced Starc, and the Indian batsman has scored 291 runs at an average of 59 against the pacer. In red-ball cricket, Kohli has so far had the upper hand, but Starc has also shown him the door four times. Before the forthcoming India tour to Australia, Starc said he loved the match against the Indian great and anticipated another competitive match.
Virat Kohli and I have played a lot of cricket against one another, which is why I like our battles. I always have some exciting fights. It’s usually a fantastic match and one we both enjoy, as I’ve managed to get him out a couple of times and he’s undoubtedly scored a fair number of runs against me, Starc told Star Sports.
Glenn Maxwell discusses the match between Smith and Kohli
Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, two of the best Test batsmen of the present era, will play each other again in the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy. All-rounder Glenn Maxwell discussed their rivalry and expressed his excitement to watch the cricket players square off before that. If both cricket players fail to deliver for their respective clubs, the 35-year-old also believes that either Smith or Kohli will have a fantastic season.
The way that two amazing hitters, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, go up against each other will, in my opinion, greatly influence how their dominance is established throughout the series and ultimately determine who wins the Border Gavaskar Trophy. It will be amazing to watch the two best players of our generation go head-to-head, and one of them is going to make a ton of runs, if not both of them, Maxwell said.
