TIL Desk Sports/ Any series between India and Australia over the past few years has been full of sledging wars and it seems the tradition will continue this time again when the Virat Kohli-led side visit down under for a long tour this winter.
Addressing reporters before leaving for Australia for the two-month long tour where the two sides will clash in three Twenty20 Internationals, four Tests and three ODIs, Kohli on a question regarding the verbal spat said they will not initiate it but will surely retaliate.
“We were always the ones giving it back. As long as it (sledging) does not start, we will not go out looking for anything but we will reciprocate,” Kohli said. “I know from the management point of view, things are explained of what the team needs. As long as it does not start, we are okay with it.
In our own minds, we have to be competitive and not let our focus drop,” he added.
