‘With Virat it is a funny one, we love to hate him but we also love to watch him bat as cricket fans’, says the Australian Test captainTest captain Tim Paine says Australians have “polarising” opinions on India skipper Virat Kohli, one whom they love to hate as rivals but at the same time enjoy watching him bat as fans. Australia and India are set to lock horns in a four-Test series with the opening day-night game in Adelaide starting December 17. “I get asked a lot of questions about him, he’s just another player to me it doesn’t really bother me. “With Virat it is a funny one, we love to hate him but we also love to watch him bat as cricket fans. Comparing his on-field battle with Kohli to the likes of Joe Root and Ben Stokes, the wicketkeeper-batsman said it is always a heated affair when the best players are out in the middle.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2020 06:00 UTC