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‘Kohli a force of nature… A lesson to England’: What cricketing greats and pundits thought of India’s win and Australia’s loss, the day after the Perth Test | Cricket News

‘Kohli a force of nature… A lesson to England’: What cricketing greats and pundits thought of India’s win and Australia’s loss, the day after the Perth Test | Cricket News

After a win, even black curtains acquire a sheen of mystique, Virat Kohli is resurrected as the lording maestro and England get told how to learn real Bazballing from India. Here’s a collection of praise showered on Indians post their 295-run victory by the cricketing ecosystem: ‘When comfortable, Kohli is a force of nature.’ – Kerry O’Keeffe The former Australian international spinner speaking on Fox, reckoned Virat Kohli settling into a rhythm could prove ominous for Australia. “He will hurt Australia,” O’Keefe declared. Wow words: “(Kohli) He’s a player who, once he assesses that conditions are his way, he’s such a competitor, and he’ll get on pitches throughout the series (that) he will say, ‘This is my pitch. This is my day,’. And he’ll hurt Australia. Australia will want him batting after 8.30pm at night in the pink ball Test. If he bats in the daytime, and India bowl at night, with Jasprit Bumrah after 8.30pm … anything could happen. When Kohli is comfortable in the conditions, he’s a force of nature. You almost sensed …

Border Gavaskar Trophy | ‘He’s like a nightmare’: Michael Atherton lauds Jasprit Bumrah after India’s win over Australia in 1st Test | Cricket News

Border Gavaskar Trophy | ‘He’s like a nightmare’: Michael Atherton lauds Jasprit Bumrah after India’s win over Australia in 1st Test | Cricket News

Border Gavaskar Trophy: Former England player Michael Atherton was all praise for skipper Jasprit Bumrah after India completed a remarkable turnaround after a horror batting show in the first innings to defeat Australia in the 1st Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy by 295 runs. “I thought Jasprit Bumrah was absolutely fantastic. Those two new ball spells. I mean, there’s a few bowlers when you retire, you don’t really think about, you know, your time as a player, but there’s the odd bowler that I just think, thank goodness I did not face him with a new ball. I mean, how would you play him? He’s like a nightmare, isn’t he? He stutters away from off about 10 yards and then unleashes these thunderbolts, usually bang on a sixpence,” he said in a Sky Sports podcast with Nasser Hussain. Talking about the Test in general, Atherton branded the result as “real shellacking” for the Australian team. “Australia can’t have been beaten like that, that heavily and that badly at home for a long time. That …