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After Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa sent back Indian skipper Virat Kohli in the opening one-dayer of the series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, former Aussie captain Steve Waugh opined that Kohli was not showing Zampa enough respect.
Waugh was on commentary for Fox Cricket when the Indian captain was dismissed by the leg-spinner. “I just don’t think he’s showing Zampa enough respect and he paid the price,” Australia’s 1999 World Cup winning-skipper said on Kohli’s dismissal.
There is a bit of history between Kohli and Zampa. The leg-spinner has now dismissed the Indian captain a total of six times in limited-overs internationals (ODIs and T20s combined). Not surprisingly, in the build up to the series, Kohli was all praise for Zampa. “He’s skillful enough to make breakthroughs, so we have to be respectful but at the same time have belief in our game to be able to play well against him,” Kohli had stated in praise of Zampa.
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As the Indian captain prepares to tackle the Zampa challenge at Rajkot, we look at four instances of the leg-spinner dismissing the Indian captain in limited-overs matches in the last 12 months.
#1. First T20I at Visakhapatnam, Feb 24 2019
Zampa got the better of Kohli in the first T20I of Australia’s tour of India last year. India batted first in the game, and the leg-spinner sent the Indian captain back for 24 from 17 balls.
Kohli went down the track to Zampa. But, the bowler managed to get a bit of drift. As a result, Kohli ended up dragging the ball towards the on-side, resulting a simple catch to Nathan Coulter-Nile at long-on.
India were 69 for 2 when Kohli fell in the 9th over. Coulter-Nile’s 3 for 26 restricted them to 126 for 7. Glenn Maxwell’s 43-ball 56 took them to victory in a close finish as Australia went 1-0 up in the two-match series.
#2. 1st ODI at Hyderabad, March 2, 2019
In the first one-dayer of Australia’s 2018-19 tour to India played at Hyderabad, Zampa trapped Kohli leg before for 44.
Kohli went forward to a length ball that hit the pad first. The initial appeal was negated. Australia, however, went for the review, and replays showed that Kohli was hit in line, and was clearly out. Zampa had outfoxed Kohli rather cleverly, not for the first time.
The dismissal wasn’t to hurt India much though. Thanks to a professional bowling effort, they only had to chase 237 for victory. Kedar Jadhav’s unbeaten 81 and MS Dhoni’s sedate 59 not out took them home with ease, by six wickets.
#3. 3rd ODI at Ranchi, March 8, 2019
A week after the Hyderabad encounter, Zampa got Kohli again, in the third ODI of the series at Ranchi. India were set a tough 314 to clinch the game, and the series, courtesy Usman Khawaja’s 104 and Aaron Finch’s 93. India stumbled in the chase, and Kohli was the lone ranger, as he eased his way to yet another hundred batting second.
On 123, a Zampa googly undid the Indian captain. Kohli tried to whip the ball to midwicket. However, the ball sneaked under his bat and clipped the leg stump. Kohli was dismissed for a brilliant 123 from 95 balls, and India were all out for 281.
The impact of this dismissal was highly significant not only in terms of the match, but also the series. While Australia stayed alive by registering their first win in the five-match contest at Ranchi, they subsequently went on to triumph in the next two games and clinch the series.
#4. 1st ODI at Mumbai, January 14, 2020
Tuesday was the fourth instance of Zampa dismissing Kohli in limited-overs matches within a year. The Indian captain took on the leg-spinner, hitting him for a six. However, Zampa had his revenge soon enough.
In the 32nd over, Kohli drove a full ball from Zampa straight back at the bowler, who gleefully took a sharp catch. It was a massive moment in the match not only because the Indian captain was back in the hut for 16, but also since Kohli had come in at number four, leaving a weaker lower-order exposed.
India were 156 for 4 when Kohli was dismissed, and could never recover from the deadly blow. Despite a few cameos down the order, they were rolled over for 255. Dominating centuries from openers Aaron Finch and David Warner then led the visitors to a crushing 10-wicket victory.
As for Zampa, he had once again won the battle against Kohli. Can the Indian captain hit back at Rajkot?
Also read: All you need to know about Aussie leggie Adam Zampa
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