Virat Kohli flew to Australia with his future in the Indian Test team being questioned following a horror display against New Zealand as the Indian cricket team was whitewashed at home (in a Test series of three or more matches) for the first time in history.
Kohli had arguably the worst Test series of his career as he made just 93 runs in six innings with one half-century at an average of 15.5. However, the 36-year-old showed his class in India's 295-run victory over Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) at the Optus Stadium in Perth with a stunning century in the second innings.
After Kohli's dazzling display at the Optus Stadium, ex-Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja hit out at those who doubted the ex-Indian captain's calibre and stated that no one should judge a genius.
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"The name itself says it all. If there were doubters, they can rest in peace now because geniuses aren't born overnight. It takes years – it's the solidity, it's the perseverance, the commitment that you have seen over 15 years. People start judging sportsmen by one event or by one series. It just shows then that never to judge a genius," said Jadeja to ANI on the sidelines of an event.
Jadeja was also all praise for Yashasvi Jaiswal and called his life story inspirational. Jadeja praised Jaiswal for his comeback after being dismissed for a duck in the first innings as he made a stunning knock of 161 in the second innings.
"Imagine getting out on a duck first innings. It also shows you the power of sport that you never give up. You may have scored a zero. You now have scored 161. I just hope he keeps reminding himself and says, the zero could be around the corner, but he's an amazing player. It's been great to watch, and I think the journey that he's had in his life is an inspirational story. I think it's a long journey that he's on and he's had a great start," Jadeja added.