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BGT Recap: When Virat Kohli's inspired run was triggered by a Johnson bouncer

"During the first match of the tour, the very first ball of Johnson hit me on the head. These were the words of Virat Kohli, describing the blow he took from Mitchell Johnson's bouncer during the Adelaide Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014-15. Kohli nullifies Johnson and kickstarts an epic series What followed after that delivery was pure class as Kohli nullified Johnson's threat and took on the Aussie bowlers. However, this match would solidify Kohli as India's premium batter and he went on to score 692 runs in the 4 matches. One could say that Johnson's bouncer woke up the run machine in Kohli, who would go on to conquer many incredible feats.

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