Sydney: Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has made a ‘brave and bold’ prediction: Virat Kohli will not score a hundred when Indian team play a four-Test series Down Under later this year.
“My brave, bold prediction; I’d say I think Virat Kohli is not going to get a hundred and we’re going to knock them off over here,” Cummins asserted at a ‘Channel 7’ event here Tuesday.
Kohli averages 62 in the eight Tests he has played in Australia, more than his career average of 53.40. He has five Test centuries to his name while playing in Australia. In the absence of the suspended Steve Smith and David Warner, India have a good chance of winning their maiden series in Australia on their 12th tour.
Australian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath was present at the function alongside Cummins. He predicted that Australia would blank India 4-0. He also stated that the home team should target Kohli.
“I want to see Australians put pressure on Kohli and just see how he handles it. It’s going to be a good, hard, tough series. Kohli has got a bit of an aggressive attitude, but showed last time he was out here he’s not going to take a backward step,” he said.
“If you get on top of them, the No.1 player and their captain, it makes the job so much easier. If they can get on top of Kohli I think it can have a big effect on the series,” McGrath added.
India will be touring Australia for the 12th time this summer. They are yet to win a Test series in 11 attempts, having drawn in 1981, 1985 and 2003. India have won just five out of the 44 Tests.
