An interesting sub-plot in the series, however, was a then 23-year-old Junaid’s battle with a young Virat Kohli and remarkably, the left-armer ended up dismissing the Delhite in all three games in the series - with ease. Recalling bowling to the now-Indian skipper Kohli, Junaid said that he did not sense Kohli to be a special batsman when he bowled to the right-hander and revealed that he was always confident that he could get the better of the Delhite. 

“The first ball I bowled to him was a wide but the next ball when I beat him, I thought ‘well, he’s just a normal batsman’. Virat jokingly told me ahead of the series that these are Indian pitches and that balls won’t move much here. I said ‘we’ll see, because I have plenty of momentum with me as well,” Junaid told Cricingif, reported Times Now.  

“Before that tour, I was playing domestic cricket in Faisalabad. I had bowled around 35-40 overs in each match so I had developed momentum heading into the series. I was making a comeback in the ODIs and when we were heading to India, I knew in my mind that this is my only chance to stage a strong comeback into the team. Secondly, I knew if I would perform well in India, I would need to take wickets.”