Harbhajan Singh has never seen that kind of an intent Virat Kohli showed in the 1st Test

Virat Kohli has forced everyone to stand up and take notice of him with the way he has batted at Edgbaston. He scored a total of 200 runs across both the innings and was unfortunate to end up on a losing side. His ability to lead from the front everytime the team is in the trouble puts him in an entirely different league. Even Harbhajan Singh feels the same as he praised the Indian skipper for his batting in the series opener in England.

Kohli scored 149 runs in the first innings and was the only successful batsman in the line-up with the next top score being 26 by Shikhar Dhawan. More than his century, the way he batted with the tail-enders stood out the most as it brought the visitors back in the game.

He is the best

Harbhajan Singh, while speaking to the BCCI.tv lauded Virat Kohli and recalled his knock against Ajantha Mendis when many had struggled to pick the mystery spinner.

“For me, Virat Kohli is a guy who is the person whenever the team needs him. I remember when he came to Sri Lanka, none of the Indian stalwart players was able to pick Ajantha Mendis. But, Virat Kohli is keen to get into the middle and prove a point. He scored a fifty and the same kind of hunger he showed in Birmingham,” he said.

He was also thrilled to bits to witness the hunger of Kohli for runs and bowed to him for constantly being the pillar of the side. “The kind of inning Virat played, wow. I have never seen that kind of an intent. It is the best. I have no words to describe him. The only thing to do is bow down,”  Bhajji further said.

Bowlers were phenomenal

Harbhajan also hailed the phenomenal bowlers who have now taken all 80 wickets on offer in their last 4 overseas Tests. He pointed out the brilliance of Mohammed Shami, Ravi Ashwin and Ishant Sharma and hoped that they continue bowling well for the rest of the series.

“Bowlers have done a great job. Especially, Ravi Ashwin, he has been phenomenal and brilliant. The way he created a lot of revolutions is great to see. Of course, apart from him, Mohammed Shami has been brilliant in the first inning and good to see him on the field. He has gone through a lot and I wish him all the good luck.”

“In the second inning, Ishant was all over the place. He was terrific. As a senior bowler, he responded well when the team needed him the most. Very well and I am proud of these guys. This team have it all to win the series in England and I am sure boys will respond really well. Keeping my fingers crossed for a tricky chase,” Bhajji concluded.

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