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Rahul Dravid backs Virat Kohli to have a big series against Australia after century at Perth

Former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid has backed Virat Kohli to have a big series against Australia after he scored a century in the opening Test at Perth, which the visitors won by 295 to register their biggest win in Australia.

Kohli has a great record against Australia and he continued his love affair as he scored an unbeaten 100 in the second innings. The former Indian skipper was dismissed after scoring five runs in the first innings but batted at his absolute best in the second essay.

This was Kohli’s 30th Test century and his seventh on the Australian soil. Dravid recalled that Kohli also looked good on the difficult pitches in South Africa under his tutelage.

Rahul Dravid said on Star Sports, “He’s been batting really well, even in South Africa six months ago when we are there, I thought he was batting really well on a couple of difficult wickets. It’s just nice for him to be able to get that hundred at the start of the series. I think he could have a big series.”

On the other hand, Dravis also showered praise on Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored an impressive knock of 161 runs off 297 balls in the second innings against the Aussies. Dravid said the youngster is going from strength to strength.

“Jaiswal has been going from strength to strength. It’s hard to imagine that a year and a half ago he made his debut in the West Indies. It’s not long ago that he actually started. And to go to Australia, to play in Perth, and in your first Test match, get a hundred in Australian soil, I don’t think many people have been able to do that. I’m sure someone like him, with his hunger, his desire, his drive, he is only going to keep getting better and better.”

The second Test match between Australia and India, which will be a pink-ball game, will be played at Adelaide Oval from December 6 onwards.

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