Virat Kohli
loves playing against Australia. Kohli is the leading run scorer for India
against Australia in T20 internationals.

In the second T20I, it was Zampa again who bowled out the former India captain. Kohli managed to score just 11 runs in the match, which India ended up winning thanks to the performance of captain Rohit Sharma and the last-over power hitting by Dinesh Karthik.

In the first T20I match against Australia, Kohli was dismissed by Nathan Ellis. It was once again Adam Zampa who was brought on when the former Indian skipper came out to bat. Zampa created the pressure and as a result,
Kohli tried to loft a full-length ball over mid-on and ended up hitting it flat
to the fielder at mid-on. Chris Green took an easy catch.

Kohli has scored 720 runs against
Australia in 20 innings striking it at 144.57 and having an average of 55.38.
Kohli has played some historic T20I knocks over the years. He
produced one of the best performances in the T20 World Cup history in 2016 at the Mohali
stadium.

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Kohli’s strike rate drops when he is
up against leg spinners. Since 2015, 28.74 percent of the deliveries that Kohli
has faced have been dot balls. Adam
Zampa has troubled Virat Kohli the most over the years. The rivalry between
Kohli and Zampa was renewed in the home T20 series against India that started on September 20.

Zampa has been one of the key bowlers
for Australia in the middle overs. He is consistent with his lines and lengths.
Australia has always used Adam Zampa whenever Kohli comes to bat.

Virat Kohli vs Adam Zampa

Virat Kohli struggles against Adam
Zampa. Against the 30-year-old, he has scored 68 runs in five innings in 59 balls. He has an average of 34
against the leggie and a strike rate of 115.3. Zampa has dismissed Kohli twice
in T20 internationals. Virat played 16 dot balls and smashed 4 fours and one
six against the Australian.

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The rivalry between Adam Zampa and
Kohli dates back to 2016 when Kohli was in his prime. Zampa bowled for the
first time in his career to Virat Kohli in T20 internationals at Mohali in
2016.

Kohli scored 3 runs in the 6 balls that he faced
during their first encounter. Zampa dismissed Kohli for the very first time in
T20I in 2018. In the year 2018 Kohli faced 14 balls from Zampa and scored 16
runs at a strike rate of 114. 3. Zampa dismissed Kohli as he struggled to pick
the googly and was cleaned up by Zampa.