“He loves to have that banter against the Aussies and raises his game” – Sanjay Bangar reckons Virat Kohli will create an impact in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli will be looking forward to the upcoming Test challenge against the Aussies, which is just a few days away from getting started. The Border Gavaskar Trophy series is so important for India as a series win would surely help them secure a spot in the ICC WTC final.

The first Test of the four-match Test series will go all guns blazing on February 9 at VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Virat Kohli is one of the players to watch out for in the upcoming Test series. His performances in Test format took a big hit and it’s really been a long time since he scored a century.

While he ended his ODI century drought after nearly 40 months during the third ODI against Bangladesh, he is yet to end his Test century drought, with his last Test century coming against Bangladesh back in 2019 in a day-night pink-ball affair.

Since then, the run machine did struggle to chip in with a triple-digit score. However, Kohli has a great opportunity to end his Test century drought during the four-match Test series against the Aussies. If he would score one more century, his total century tally would go to “75”.

Sanjay Bangar reckons Virat Kohli will create an impact in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series

Meanwhile, former Team India’s batting coach, Sanjay Bangar reckons that Virat Kohli is certain to create an impact in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy series against the Aussies.

Bangar added that Virat Kohli loves to play against the Aussies and also loves to have that banter against them in a bid to raise his levels. He further added that Test cricket is exactly the format that brings the best out of Kohli.

Sanjay Bangar said Kohli enjoyed the new approach in the T20 and ODI formats. Last but not least, he further added that Kohli will be looking forward to continuing his rich vein of form in the Test format as well.