Australians cannot play like pussycats against Kohli: Hughes

TIL Desk Sports/Australian players cannot be ‘pussycats’ while dealing with Virat Kohli during the series against India and they must get under the skin of the world’s premier batsman, feels former captain Kim Hughes.

Australia have gone quieter on the field in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. The findings of an independent review blamed Cricket Australia for creating a ‘win at all costs’ environment that led to the infamous incident in Cape Town. However, Hughes sees nothing wrong in exchanging a word or two with India captain Kohli.

“You are not going to become pussycats. That’s not racially vilifying him (Kohli) at all or anything like that but just a good stare, or a couple of words, that’s part of the Australian way. Most blokes’ nicknames are usually when you have a stuff-up, not when you have a had a glorious moment,” Hughes said.