Pat Cummins said that he will miss playing alongside Virat Kohli if the Indian batter doesn't tour Australia another time for the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

The 36-year-old did not have the best of times in the recently-concluded series after he scored only 190 runs from five matches at an average of 23.75.

Barring his century in the second innings of the Perth Test, which India won by 295 runs, Kohli could not get going. Kohli struggled with facing balls outside the off-stump as bowlers kept dismissing him caught in the slip cordon.

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Cummins talked about Kohli's plans for intimidating oppositions and admitted that Australia knew the value of his wicket to win a match. The Australian skipper heaped praise on Kohli after the hosts won the Sydney Test by six wickets to claim the series 3-1.

"It's always been a wonderful contest. More than just the runs that he scored, he brings a bit of theatre to the game which is sometimes good and sometimes it can rile you up as an opposition, which I'm sure is part of his plans," Cummins told in the post-match press conference.

"Really enjoyed playing with him. You know, he's been one of the star batters for the last decade or so. You know, if you get his wicket, it goes a long way to winning a game so yeah, it will be sad if it's his last series," Cummins added.

Back in 2010-11, on his first tour of Australia, Kohli scored his maiden Test hundred at the Adelaide Oval. From there on, he did not look back. When India toured Down Under in 2014-15, Kohli made 692 runs from four games at an average of 86.50 with four centuries.

Overall, Kohli has scored 1542 runs from 18 games at an average of 46.72 with seven hundreds.