You made me wait for a long time’: Watch Rahul Dravid take a cheeky dig at Virat Kohli
14-Mar-2023
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In a free-wheeling chat to coach Rahul Dravid on BCCI.TV, former India captain Virat said the Ahmedabad pitch was easy to bat on but at the same time, he lauded the Australian team for making it difficult for him with a 7-2 field.At the start of the video, Rahul Dravid took a cheeky jibe at Kohli by saying that he had to wait sixteen months to watch his Test century from the comfort of the dressing room.You made me wait for a long time since I became the coach. But what a beauty and it was an absolute privilege to watch the way you constructed your innings,” said Dravid.When asked about what was his mindset and how he constructed his innings during his marathon knock of 186, Kohli admitted it was a good surface to bat on“Thanks for your kind words Rahul bhai. As far as approaching this inning is concerned. I knew that I was playing well even in the test matches before we played this one. To be fair, it was a really good wicket to bat on,” said Kohli.“But having said that I think the Australian whatever the little help was there in the wicket I think they utilised it really well. Their consistency to bowl in the little rough was created through Mitchell Starc’s bowling for Nathan Lyon and the other off-spinner (Todd Murphy) as well. They capitalised on it really well. The fact that they put 7-2 field most of the time for me. It meant that I have to be patient and trust my defence and that’s the template I have already played with in Test cricket,” said Kohli, who ended his three years century drought in Test cricket.Kohli also spoke about why defence is one of his strongest suits and how it helped him to construct an inning in Test cricket. .
