Australian opener Matt Renshaw played a crucial knock of 60 runs against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Image Source: Cricket Australia[/caption]Internet Desk: Indian skipper Virat Kohli will need to work on his sledging if he is to unsettle Australia opener Matthew Renshaw after the India skipper’s taunts left the youngster in laughs.
Renshaw had a front row view of the verbal spat between rival captains Kohli and Steve Smith on day two of the second Test in Bengaluru, but when the attention turned the Queenslander’s way he couldn’t help but smile.
After frequent exchange of words between Kohli and Smith, the Indian captain tried to break the concentration of Renshaw by reminding him the 'toilet break' he took in the Pune test. The opener handled the situation quite well and scored a magnificent innings of 60 in just 196 balls
I was just trying to enjoy it and laugh at what (Kohli) was saying because some of it was quite funny. He was just reminding me to run off and go to the toilet again which happened in Pune, so it was quite funny," said Renshaw when asked for details on what transpired in the middle.
On the verbal spat between the rival captains, Renshaw said: "There was a bit of talk but I think that's because just (Smith and Kohli) are trying to unnerve each other and try and get under the skin.
"It's about embracing different conditions and challenges that we get. It was all good fun and a good contest out there.
"It was really loud out there when (Kohli) was doing that (involving the crowd into the game) but it s something I m probably not used to."
Renshaw has his own way of dealing with the sledging.
"I don't try and say too much out there. I just try to smile because in my past experience smiling seems to unnerve the bowlers a bit more than talking back. They seemed to get quite frustrated. I'm trying to just enjoy it out there and have fun," said the left-hander.
With inputs from PTI.
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