Published: Jul 04, 2016, 06:06 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 04, 2016, 06:43 PM (IST)
Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane is widely reckoned for his cool and composed stature in the game. He is not an intimidating batsman but rather lets his bat do the talking. Rahane is acknowledged as a Test specialist and has done a commendable job across formats. READ MORE: Virat Kohli speaks his mind on Australia
In a chat show called ‘What the Duck’ with renowned cricket comedian Vikram Sathaye, the elegant right-handed batsman spoke about the high-voltage incident between Virat Kohli and Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson at Melbourne. READ MORE: Ajinkya Rahane on his “mantra” of calmness
It was the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under in 2014 at Melbourne, Johnson was steaming in and testing Kohli’s Achilles heel with menacing pace and bounce along with fiery words. Kohli didn’t stay quiet and fought fire with fire as he gave it back to the left-arm pacer. During this course, Rahane was at the other end and saw Johnson stepping on the back foot as Kohli was not only unleashing some intimidating words but also some exquisite strokes. Initially, Rahane thought of calming his partner down but soon when he noticed that it was affecting Johnson’s game. He decided not to stop Kohli and let him continue the way he was responding to Johnson as it was helping their cause.
The duo stitched a mammoth partnership of 262 runs between them and both scored centuries. The match resulted in a draw but this incident certainly made it to the highlight of the game.
