Sunday , January 12 2025

'I felt I had him out on every ball…', what did James Anderson say about King Kohli?

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Virat Kohli and James Anderson rivalry: There are some rivalries in the world of cricket that will always be remembered. It is very fun to watch it. There was a similar rivalry between James Anderson and Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is the greatest batsman of the present time. Anderson is also counted among the great fast bowlers. Anderson said goodbye to his international career after the Test match against West Indies at Lord's. After this, the right-arm fast bowler has talked about his rivalry with Kohli.

In 2014, when Kohli went on his first tour to England, Anderson troubled him a lot. After this, Kohli returned and troubled Anderson in England in 2018. Anderson could not get Kohli out even once. The entire cricket world was enjoying the rivalry between these two. The king of one swing is an expert in scoring one run.

What did Anderson say?

After playing his last Test match at Lord's, Anderson also talked about the rivalry between him and Kohli. He said, you see a lot of ups and downs. In some series you feel good and in some not, the batsman plays better than you. When Virat Kohli first came I thought I could get him out on every ball but recently I felt I couldn't get him out. You feel very low.

Rivalry is coming

Kohli and Anderson first came face to face in 2014. Meanwhile, Anderson dismissed Kohli five times in 10 innings. When England toured India in 2016, Kohli scored a lot of runs on Anderson. In 2018, Team India toured England again and this time everyone was waiting to see how Kohli performs against Anderson. Kohli faced it bravely this time too. Anderson did not dismiss Kohli this time and Kohli scored more than 700 runs with the bat on this tour. Three years later in 2021, Anderson dismissed Kohli twice in England.