Indian batter Virat Kohli has a huge love affair with Australia and the Australian media. Virat has been among the top performers for the India national cricket team and has scored a lot of runs on Australian soil. However, his recent stint with the Indian team at the Island nation wasn’t as convincing as it has been in the past. Kohli could only score 190 runs from nine innings which includes a hundred in Perth. However, in the rest innings, Kohli couldn’t do much and got out constantly on the same fourth stump line. This sparked criticism of the batting technique of the Indian batter and there were claims that he might retire after BGT 2024-25.
Steve Harmison Gives Verdict On Virat Kohli-Steve Harmison Shoulder Barge Incident
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Virat Kohli also garnered headlines due to the ugly shoulder barge controversy with 19-year-old young Australian batter Sam Konstas. Kohli was fined 20 percent of the match fees for the incident and the Indian batter dodged a suspension. However, former England pacer Steve Harminson believes that Kohli shoulder have been suspended for his act. Speaking to talkSport Cricket podcast, Harmison stated that banged out of the order and should have been banned for whatever he did.
He said, “What happened with Kohli there – Kohli was bang out of order. Virat Kohli should have been banned for what he did. You know how much I love Virat Kohli and what he has done for the game, but there’s a line, and you do not cross it.”
Team India ended up losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 by a margin of 1-3 and got knocked out of the World Test Championship final.
