The best of India in Australia, Part 4: Virat Kohli's captaincy stint begins with iconic twin tons in Adelaide
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The best of India in Australia, Part 4: Virat Kohli's captaincy stint begins with iconic twin tons in Adelaide

Hindustan Times  

For Australia, the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy holds a bittersweet spot in memory. With MS Dhoni ruled out of the first Test match in Adelaide due to an injury, Virat Kohli was handed the captaincy reins for the first time in the format. Kohli brilliance brings India close, but not close enough Another David Warner century set India a fourth innings target of 364 — steep, but India were in the contest. Kohli was a player capable of creating a team in his image, ready to be aggressive and to fight toe-to-toe with Australia’s finest, a sentiment that would help Kohli put on a monster series of his own, going century-for-century with Steve Smith as he also hammered four centuries on that tour. 10 years on, Kohli returns to Australia, having captained a first-ever series win in 2018, and looking to make it three on the bounce for an Indian team which, ever since Kohli’s twin tons, has felt quite at home in Australia.

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