IND vs AUS: Ashwin reveals chat with Virat Kohli after Indore Test – ‘Not that we both connect too often’

In
the
match,
India
were
bundled
out
for
109
in
the
first
innings
and
163
in
the
second.
Kohli
top-scored
for
India
with
22
runs
in
the
first
innings
and
played
with
a
lot
of
control
despite
massive
help
for
spinners
on
the
track.
However,
he
failed
to
convert
his
start
into
a
big
score
once
again.
In
the
first
innings
of
the
second
Test
in
Delhi
as
well,
he
had
looked
solid
during
his
84-ball
stay
for
44
runs.

Post
the
conclusion
of
the
Border-Gavaskar
Trophy
with
the
fourth
Test
in
Ahmedabad
on
Monday,
Ashwin
said
that
he
had
given
Kohli
the
message
that
he
was
batting
brilliantly
and
a
big
knock
was
round
the
corner.

“Personally,
Virat
and
I
had
a
conversation
after
the
Indore
Test.
Not
that
we
both
connect
too
often
on
such
lines.
But
I
personally
felt,
Virat
was
batting
well,
he
was
getting
time
and
was
getting
out
after
getting
30s
and
40s,”
Ashwin
was
quoted
as
saying
to
Star
Sports
after
the
match.

“It
was
always
evident
and
it
needed
someone
to
put
an
arm
around
his
shoulder
and
say,
‘you
are
batting
brilliantly,
you
just
need
to
hang
in
there
for
a
bit
and
things
are
going
to
turn’.
And
it’s
turned
for
me
in
my
cricketing
career
as
well.

Further,
the
36-year-old
talked
about
the
importance
of
Kohli
and
Cheteswar
Pujara
scoring
runs
for
India.
He
further
admitted
his
adoration
for
the
batting
quality
of
Kohli,
Pujara
and
Rohit
Sharma.

Can
sit
and
watch
them
bat
all
day:
Ashwin
praises
Big
3

“I
felt
the
big
knock
was
around
the
corner.
Even
in
the
ODI
series
before
this,
Virat
did
play
some
of
his
wonderful
knocks.
Having
him
and
Puji
batting
well
together
gives
us
a
lot
of
advantage
because
one
can
eat
up
balls
and
the
other
has
a
real
presence.

“As
a
cricketer,
playing
with
them
all
these
years,
I
know
runs
on
the
board
are
very
important.
And
these
two
players
along
with
Rohit,
I
can
sit
and
watch
them
all
day,”
Ashwin
added.

Kohli
ended
his
1205
days
wait
for
a
Test
hundred
by
reaching
the
three-digit
score
against
Australia
in
Ahmedabad.
In
a
very
controlled
and
determined
innings,
The
34-year-old
scored
just
four
boundaries
en
route
to
his
28th
Test
ton.
He
went
on
to
score186
runs
which
included
15
boundaries
to
help
India
post
571
in
reply
to
New
Zealand’s
first
innings
total
of
480.
The
innings
from
Kohli
took
away
the
Australian
advantage
and
the
match
ended
in
a
draw
as
India
clinched
the
4-match
series
2-1.