'He Took His Team..': Mitchell Johnson Lavishes Praise On Virat Kohli Amid Fierce Wave Of Criticism

IND vs AUS Test Series: India are going through the grind to take on Australia Down Under in the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India and Australia are both the top two teams of the ongoing World Test Championship 2025 cycle and a blockbuster Aussie summer awaits cricket fans all around the globe. The Indian team might possibly be without their regular Test skipper Rohit Sharma in the first Test and the onus falls upon Virat Kohli to make big runs for IndiaVirat Kohli lately has been facing a lot of criticism from fans and experts of the sport. Kohli, who has scored only three Test hundreds in the last five years is under the scanner and his performance in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy might go a very long way in deciding his future in the Indian whites.Mitchell Johnson Praises Virat KohliFormer Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson and Virat Kohli have been a part of many iconic battles in the past. Kohli and Johnson shared some exciting passages of play when India travelled Australia in 2014 for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat Kohli was leading India and Mitchell Johnson was the spearhead of the Australian attack. The 2014 Down Under Border-Gavaskar Trophy was the start of India's dominance in Test cricket.MITCHELL JOHNSON COLUMN ON VIRAT KOHLI IN THE SUNDAY TIMES.#Cricket #BGT2024 pic.twitter.com/OSUKuxFD5I— Saurav viratian18 (@Sauravyadav6394) November 17, 2024 ALSO READ | Rohit Sharma To Miss 1st India vs Australia Test of BGT, Jasprit Bumrah Will Take Captaincy OnusJohnson who wrote a column for The West Australian credited Kohli for how he changed the approach of the Indian Cricket Team. 'He took his team with him as well so it’s not an understatement to say that Kohli changed the face of Indian cricket, taking a new generation of players and showing them how to play tough cricket', wrote JohnsonJonson Admits Being Annoyed By Kohli In 2014𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐇𝐋𝐈? Please don't do it again! 🥶👀 On Mitchell Johnson's birthday, we look back at the 2014 Adelaide Test where he faced off against @virat.kohli in the #ToughestRivalry. Kohli responded to the challenge not with words, but with an… pic.twitter.com/zDQeBQTIWA— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 2, 2024 ALSO READ | Harsha Bhogle Shows The Mirror To Australia, Highlights Their Biggest WeaknessBoth Johnson and Kohli were in the pink of their form in the 2014 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Johnson and Kohli had a few verbal duels in the 'Boxing Day' Test match in 2014 which was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Johnson had tried to run Kohli out but the ball hit the former India skipper leaving him angered. Later that day Kohli said that he did not have any respect for someone who did not respect him and Johnson has now revealed that he was annoyed by Virat's comments.

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'He Took His Team..': Mitchell Johnson Lavishes Praise On Virat Kohli Amid Fierce Wave Of Criticism

Virat Kohli is touring Australia for the fifth and maybe the last time for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The IND vs AUS Test series will start on November 22

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