{"id":53607,"date":"2025-10-17T18:25:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/kohli-high-voltage-cricket-no-unnecessary-tension-in-the-ind-aus-rivalry\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:25:59","slug":"kohli-high-voltage-cricket-no-unnecessary-tension-in-the-ind-aus-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/cricket\/kohli-high-voltage-cricket-no-unnecessary-tension-in-the-ind-aus-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohli: High-Voltage Cricket, No Unnecessary Tension in the IND-AUS Rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"The India-Australia rivalry, known for its intensity, has undergone a notable transformation. From verbal clashes and on-field provocations to the recognition of a change in attitude, the relationship between both teams has evolved.\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Change of Attitude<\/h2>\nIn 2013, Shikhar Dhawan mocked an injured Shane Watson. In 2014-15, David Warner was the official instigator. There were moments of tension, but something changed after the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town.India captain Virat Kohli asked fans to stop booing Steven Smith, showing renewed respect. This change has led to questions about whether this new attitude will affect the intensity of the matches.\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kohli&#8217;s Perspective<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>These teams play together a lot in the IPL and, therefore, know each other better. All the characters in this narrative are also older, wiser, and more secure in their place in the world.<\/p><cite>Virat Kohli<\/cite><\/blockquote>Kohli attributes this change to several factors, including the experience of playing together in the IPL and a new perspective on what is truly important. The captain highlights the importance of maintaining professionalism and aggression on the field, but without falling into unnecessary tensions.<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fi%2Fcricket%2Fcricinfo%2F1244098_365x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Virat Kohli: &#8220;La apreciaci\u00f3n por el rendimiento o la determinaci\u00f3n de alguien llega al final de los cinco d\u00edas, eso es lo que creo.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>Kohli acknowledges that Australia has tried to improve its behavior and that, in general, there is more respect between both teams. However, he emphasizes that the intensity and competitiveness of cricket should not be compromised. The exchange of jokes will continue, but without getting personal.Kohli believes that the players are maturing and making smarter decisions, ensuring the quality of cricket. The key is to maintain the dignity of the sport while competing at the highest level.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The India-Australia rivalry, known for its intensity, has undergone a notable transformation. From verbal clashes and on-field provocations to the recognition of a change in attitude, the relationship between both teams has evolved. A Change of Attitude In 2013, Shikhar Dhawan mocked an injured Shane Watson. In 2014-15, David Warner was the official instigator. There [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[197,4590,200,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-53607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cricket","7":"tag-india-vs-australia","8":"tag-ipl","9":"tag-test-cricket","10":"tag-virat-kohli"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}