ENG VS IND | Wanted to show Virat Kohli what it meant for us to dismiss him, says James Anderson

James Anderson has dismissed Kohli seven times, including three in the the ongoing 5-Test series against India. There have also been times where the latter has put up a fight. Anderson explained how he was waiting to dismiss the India skipper in the first innings of the Leeds Test and that a lot of emotion was involved. The duel is all-set to intensify during the fourth Test at The Oval. 

"When I got Kohli out in the first innings in Leeds there was a lot of emotion. It was the same as at Trent Bridge. I guess there is that extra something with him because he is such a good player and their captain as well. You see how much it means to him when his team takes a wicket so I want to show him what it means to us to get him out," explained Anderson while writing a column for the Telegraph.

The right-arm pacer also went on to share his thought process during his spell against the India skipper during the third Test at Headingley.

"The ultimate aim is to bowl in a partnership and there was a good example of us working together in India’s second innings at Headingley. For the first 12 balls I bowled at Virat Kohli, he left ten. Joe Root was asking me to try and make him play a bit more. I was thinking, ‘I don’t want him to get off to a flyer,’’ he added before signing off.

The five-match Test series is now levelled 1-1 and the fourth Test at The Oval is scheduled to start Thursday, September 2.