India’s charismatic captain and batting mainstay Virat Kohli will be the cynosure of all eyes in the highly anticipated encounter as two title favourites are set to clash with each other. Kohli has been a nemesis of Australia across all three formats as he’s always loved batting against the Aussies. The explosive Delhi cricketer has amassed 1645 runs in 36 matches against Australia. He has slammed 8 centuries and 5 fifties in the 50-over format against them. ICC World Cup 2019 Special Site | Full Schedule Kohli has been in phenomenal form in the last four years and has been highest run-getter eversince 2015 World Cup and his performance will be key to India’s success in the showpiece event. He has been the top-scorer for the aggressive batsman from India and former England captain Kevin Pietersen believes it his this quality of the Indian batting mainstay that makes him a modern day great. 1 43657 Therefore, ahead of the marquee clash between two of the big cricketing rivals, Pietersen has made a special request to the Indian captain. India probable XI against Australia at the Oval Pietersen took to his Twitter handle to urge Kohli to slam a ton against…