New Delhi: England Seamer James Anderson, who has dismissed Virat Kohli twice in the ongoing series, admitted that there were many emotions involved in his celebration when he claimed Indian captain’s goal in the first round in Headingley.
Kohli is one of the three top-order Indian Batsmen that England’s highest goalkeeper in the test, Anderson was dismissed in a fiery mantra in the third test where India was dismissed with only 78 running in the first round.
Both may not share good relations like Kohli vowed at Anderson during the second test.
During the same match, Jasprit Bumrah had tested Anderson’s batting skills with a series of guards.
In his column for the Telegraph, Anderson wrote, “When I issued Kohli in the first round in Leeds there were many emotions.
It was the same as on Trent Bridge.
I think there is something extra with him because of him.
Good players and their captain too.
You see How much meaning for him when his team took the goal so I wanted to show him what it meant to us to get it out India did better in the second half with Kohli scored 55, the first half century series, but Fast Bowler Ollie Robinson’s Five-Wicket Haul brought victory.
“The main goal is to bowl in partnership and there are good examples of us working together in the second round of India in Headingley.
For the first 12 balls I clicked on Virat Kohli, he left ten.
Joe Root asked me to try and make him play a little More.
I thought, ‘I don’t want him to go to leaflets, “Anderson wrote.
The second test from behind starts on Thursday, with a series locked at 1-1.