Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that Virat Kohli's domination over the last decade in Australia is unparalleled and he would have a tear in his eye after a 'special' hundred Down Under. Kohli hadn't scored a Test hundred since one in the Windies in July last year and the drought had invited a lot of criticism, especially after a string of low scores. Kohli came into the Perth Test under immense pressure, having scored just 91 runs in three matches against New Zealand, a series in which India were whitewashed at home.
After his first innings dismissal on just five runs, the demons could have come back but Kohli scored a masterful hundred at Perth. With this innings, Kohli went past batting great Sachin Tendulkar to become the Indian batter with the most Test hundreds in Australia, at seven. "I doubt an overseas player in the last 15 years has come to Australia and played in this fashion.
Seven hundreds in Australia. The big stage, the big ground. One of the bounciest pitches in the world.
He plays two Test matches and he gets two hundreds," Shastri said while speaking on Fox Cricket. "They call him the King. To get a hundred in the very first Test of the series.
It is a terrific signal for India. It is ominous from Australia's point of view. But look at the joy.
It's a popular hundred and I think fans the world over wanted to see this bloke come to Australia and perform again," Shastri added. India posted a mammoth 487 runs in their second innings, setting the ho.