Former Australian batsman David Warner has issued a warning to the Pat Cummins-led side ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series against India. Virat Kohli can rediscover his best form against Australia after his poor performances against Bangladesh and New Zealand, David Warner has said.
Kohli has struggled with his form in recent years as he has only scored two Test centuries in the last five years. The right-handed batsman has scored just one half-century in his last 10 innings in Test cricket at a dismal average of 21.33. Kohli scored just 93 runs in six overs in India’s 3-0 loss to New Zealand.
I am worried about Virat Kohli – David Warner
In a column for The Herald Sun, David Warner says the Australians should not underestimate Virat Kohli in the five-match Test series. Noting that Kohli loves to bat in Australian conditions, Warner said the Indian bias should not be written off.
“I’m worried about Virat Kohli … but not for the reasons everyone else is worried about. I’ve seen it before. People want to write Virat off after India’s disastrous 3-0 Test series loss to New Zealand this month, but I was actually worried about Australia,” Warner said. In the Herald Sun column.
“It’s the Sarhad-Gavaskar Trophy and we know Virat always steps up in Australia and fully embraces the challenge like almost no one who hasn’t visited our shores. There’s no better way for him to go out and silence his critics,” he continued.
Last We Saw of Virat in Australia – David Warner
David Warner has said that this could be Virat Kohli’s last appearance in Test cricket in Australia. The former opening batsman said that Virat will improve as he has not done so well for a while.
“I’m really worried for the Australian cricket team that he’s going to come out and score a few runs. For Australia’s sake, I hope he doesn’t, but I think he’s going to improve because he hasn’t been doing that well. He’s been around for a while and he’s got a point to prove,” he said. Warner.
“This will surely be the last time we see Virat in the whites in a Test match in Australia, which we all should have savoured. Virat has always been a very reliable man for runs and has proven himself more often than not in the competition,” he concluded.
Virat Kohli’s Stats in Test Matches on Australian Soil
Kohli made his Test debut during the 2011–12 series, where he scored 300 runs at an average of 37.50, with one century and one fifty. He was at his best in the subsequent tour in 2014-15, scoring a record 692 runs at an average of 86.50 and scoring four half-centuries.
The Delhi-born cricketer scored 282 runs at an average of 40.28 in four Tests during the 2018-19 tour. He played just one game during the 2020-21 series before paternity leave. The 36-year-old batsman captained India to victory in the first bilateral Test series in Australia during the 2018-19 series.
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