Isko Main Itna Maarunga..." - Kohli Opens Up on Past Battles with Australian Bowler

For Virat Kohli, the india's australia test journey during 2014-15 would be one to remember. Not alone he was shining with the bat on the Australian pitches but also he assumed captaincy of the team replacing The God himself, MS Dhoni during the tour.

Kohli was the best player of the Indian team during the four-match series scoring 692 runs, being the only player who scored less than Smith of Australia's 769 total. Kohli stroked off the first test at Adelaide Oval with a century of each of the innings.

It was the first Test, the first ball of the tour. He hit me in the head, and I was very incredulous. I imagined for the last 60 days, holding a racquet and playing in this series. And all of a sudden everything was different and plans. It was knockout punch. My vision gradually became blurry and I experienced edema. Twelve years later, while addressing a public gathering Kohli said, "I had two more deliveries pending for the lunch break and that moment seemed like tomorrow."

Fight or flight was the two alternatives available. "Isne mere ko maari kase sar pe ball" (how could he hit me on the head), was my natural reaction. "I will hit him so much throughout this series," I thought to myself. Main isko itna maarunga iss series me. And that's precisely what transpired," Kohli continued.