Ahead of this summer’s highly-anticipated Test series between Australia and India, we’re counting down the top 10 moments from past encounters between these two fierce cricketing rivals.
Coming in at Number 7 is Virat Kohli’s Adelaide masterclass in 2014.
Indian superstar Virat Kohli produced a stunning batting display in the first Test against Australia in 2014.
With incumbent captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni succumbing to injury, Kohli took the reins for the first time and lead with aplomb, scoring twin tonnes in an incredible Test match at the Adelaide Oval.
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Kohli hit 115 in the first innings to become the fourth Indian to score a hundred on Test captaincy debut, before following that up with a masterful second innings knock of 141.
The tourists fell 48 runs short chasing a mammoth fourth innings total of 364 after being 2/242 at one stage.
Despite the 2-0 series defeat, Kohli scored an astonishing 692 runs in eight innings at an average 86.50, including four centuries.
Can Kohli repeat those heroics and lead India to a first Test victory? Catch all the action live from the Adelaide Oval on 1116SEN from 9am AEDST.
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