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Kohli defies bouncer to score ton
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STAND-IN skipper Virat Kohli survived a fearsome blow on the helmet from a Mitchell Johnson bouncer as he scored a defiant century to keep India in the first test against Australia yesterday.
Kohli was struck heavily by the first ball he faced from Johnson, briefly setting nerves jangling following last month’s freak death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes. But he went on to register his third test ton against Australia as India reached 369 for five at stumps on day three, trailing the hosts’ overnight first-innings declaration of 517-7.
Kohli was out for 115, three overs from stumps, when he hooked Johnson to Ryan Harris at fine leg.
Rohit Sharma was not out 33 with wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on one, after surviving a Johnson peppering, to place the tourists 148 runs behind.
The visitors easily negotiated the follow-on target of 318 on the placid Adelaide Oval pitch.
It didn’t start well, though, with Kohli ducking into the path of Johnson’s menacing bouncer, which thudded into the front of his helmet. After a few moments of concern from the fielders, the Indian captain continued. Australian Hughes was fatally struck by a rising ball late last month, plunging the cricketing world into mourning.
While Kohli went on to reach three figures, Murali Vijay (53), Cheteshwar Pujara (73) and Ajinkya Rahane (62) all wasted good starts, failing to emulate Australia’s three first-innings centurions — Steve Smith (162 not out), David Warner (145) and Michael Clarke (128).
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