2014 Adelaide Test an important milestone for Team India: Virat Kohli

India skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday went down the memory lane and recalled the Adelaide Test during Indias tour of Australia in 2014 which according to him will always remain as an important milestone for the teamIn the first Test of the BorderGavaskar Trophy played from December 913 Team India gave a tough fight to Michael Clarke and his team However they were not able to cross the line despite Kohli scoring twin centuries in both the innings of the Test matchView this post on InstagramThrowback to this very special and important test in our journey as the test team that we are today Adelaide 2014 was a game filled with emotion on both sides and an amazing one for people to watch too Although we didnt cross the line being so close it taught us that anything is possible if we put our mind to it because we committed to doing something which seemed very difficult to begin with but almost pulled it off All of us committed to it This will always remain a very important milestone in our journey as a test side ethAcircu00c2u009fAcircu00c2u0087regethAcircu00c2u009fAcircu00c2u0087sup3ethAcircu00c2u009fAcircu00c2u0092Acircu00c2u0099A post shared by Virat Kohli viratkohli onJun 29 2020 at 1142pm PDTThrowback to this very special and important Test in our journey as the Test team that we are today Adelaide 2014 was a game filled with emotion on both sides and an amazing one for people to watch too Kohli said in an Instagram post along with a photo from the gameAlthough we didnt cross the line being so close it taught us that anything is possible if we put our mind to it because we committed to doing something which seemed very difficult to begin with but almost pulled it off All of us committed to itThis will always remain a very important milestone in our journey as a Test side he addedAustralia had scored a mammoth 5177 declared in their first innings riding on centuries from David Warner Clarke and Steve Smith India replied strongly and scored 444 with Kohli contributing with 115In their second innings the hosts declared for 2905 setting a 364run target for Team IndiaKohli once again scored a brilliant ton 141 and Murali Vijay also contributed with valuable 99 However their efforts didnt prove to be enough as India lost the match by 48 runs bundling out for 315Offspinner Nathan Lyon was declared Man of the Match as he played a crucial role in Australias win by scalping a total of 12 wicketsIndia lost the fourmatch series 02 However in 201819 under Kohli India became the first Asian team to register a Test series win Down Under defeating Tim Paines men 21 in the BorderGavaskar TrophyCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever