Expect the unexpected, says India skipper Kohli

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(Reuters) - Virat Kohli is determined to make his mark as captain of India, if only for one test as regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni recovers from a thumb injury on the sidelines. Kohli, long regarded heir apparent to 33-year-old Dhoni, confirmed he would lead India into the first test against Australia in Adelaide starting on Tuesday and wasted little time in differentiating himself from the under-pressure wicketkeeper. "I am personally going to go with whatever my gut feel is," Kohli told reporters at Adelaide Oval on Monday. "I'm going to set fields according to what I feel. "So you might see things quite different from what you usually see. "I'm someone who usually goes with what I feel, so it might look funny -- but as long as it's effective. "The intent is going to be aggressive and that's something that I play my cricket with and that's certainly something I'm going to try and use in my captaincy as well." A steely-eyed batsman, the Delhi-born 26-year-old wears heart on his sleeve and presents a stark contrast to the more measured Dhoni, whose outwardly tranquil nature has been seen by Indian pundits as a both a blessing and a curse in pressure situations. After India crumbled to a 3-1 series loss in England, Dhoni's captaincy is under the microscope in Australia, where his team were whitewashed 4-0 on the last tour in 2011-12. India have never won a test series in Australia but Kohli proved in his rookie season in the side that he had the temperament to thrive on the fast and bouncy wickets Down Under, scoring 75 on a ferocious WACA deck in Perth followed by a defiant 116 in Adelaide. Kohli also found himself on the wrong side of fans on that tour and was fined for making an offensive hand gesture at them at the Sydney Cricket Ground. "I don't mind a fight. I don't mind a bit of chat on the field. A bit of banter. I don't mind all that," said Kohli, who is likely to be targeted by Australia's rowdier supporters. "It probably makes me more determined. "I'm pretty focused all the time, but that's an added spice that I like. Last time around I enjoyed it. "It was too aggressive for me initially... but after a few incidents I figured out there's no other way of playing in Australia, so I'll just be myself."

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/12/08/cricket-australia-india-idINKBN0JM07K20141208

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too much talk.Don't disappoint

[Cricket_Hacker]

So dhobi won't play? :bhangra:

[BlueBee]

Gut feeling :facepalm:

[kosingh]

Kohli is likely to be targeted by Aussie supporters? Kohli is one guy I would not touch if I were Australian. I'd go after pretty much any other player- Pujara, Rohit, Vijay etc. But not Kohli

[Iconoclast]

So we should expect Kholi to stop talking so much :P I'd like to see him bowl first if he wins the toss ...

[IKnowU]

Kohil is a waanker CLAP! CLAP! CLAP I can just imagine the chants if we bowl tomorrow :giggle:

[sweetaskandy]

He poo'd himself here - more diapers may be needed there.

[Sandeep99]

Score some runs and talk

[veer]

When will some of our bowlers start doing this - that is when we will be in with a chance - and not just say for the heck of it that's silly but someone with that stature that yes its at least possible. Skipper making statements and that too a batter skipper hmmm not sure how that pans out in the long run - 'cause takes one delivery for the fellow to be back in the pavilion, the opposition jumps on you, you cant possibly captain from the pavilion and no bowling resources either to shut them up - dire.

That's how he does it... he has differennt style. Lets see if he walks with what he talks...

[RedFever]

Is it time to expect yet ?

[BlueBee]

I've expected Aaron to do well :(( Damn Kohli :mad:

[bharat297]

New batsman at the crease and Murali Vijay has the ball in his hands :hmmm: Virat certainly delivered on his promise

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:hatsoff:

[vamos_rafa]

But the massacre was expected wasn't it?

[adi B]

I didn't expect the score would read 45 after 5 so yeah it was unexpected :giggle: