Australia star speedster Josh Hazlewood and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Josh Hazlewood lavished praise on Virat Kohli for his contributions in cricket ahead of their upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which is scheduled to take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 28.ย
RCB shared a clip on their 'X' formerly known as Twitter to share a video where speedster Josh Hazlewoon lauds Kohli for his contributions in the game. Here is the video.
"Virat Kohli has that Aura. Australia fully respects Virat for what he has done for game and what he's still doing now. He's probably one player who sort of comes at you. He loves playing against us. He scored a lot of runs & a lot of Hundreds against us" said Hazlewood.ย
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Kohli holds a great record in Australia; the right handed batter has played 64 matches on Australian soil and scored 3616 runs, including 12 centuries with a highest score of 169 runs. His recent outing in Australia came during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, where he smashed an unbeaten century in the first Test match of the five-match series. He is the first ever Indian captain to win a Test series in Australia.ย
Kohli is currently featuring in IPL where he played an unbeaten 59 run knock during RCB's tournament opener clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on March 22. The star batter is currently in Chennai, preparing for the upcoming clash against CSK.ย