- Duffy: Will be ‘awesome’ to play against RCB team-mate Kohli “We actually spent a lot of time facing each other in the nets, so that’s quite cool,” Duffy said of the IPL days The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 In the end, we’re a lot more awesome than we are horrendous and that’s the pleasing part for me” Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Temba Bavuma described the series against Australia as “15 days of just pressure” even as SA turned a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 win Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Kagiso Rabada acknowledges the crowd after the win, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 After their heavy defeat in Durban, South Africa bounced back against Australia to claim the series and the No.1 ranking Temba Bavuma came on with a rescue job at hand, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 3rd Day, October 29, 2026 Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins struck in the first session, South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3, Durban, October 11, 2026 Fakhar Zaman shone in another ODI chase, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar and Baig’s 149-run stand rescued Pakistan from 14 for 2 after Kamindu Mendis’ 131 set them 326 Fakhar Zaman brought up his 12th ODI century, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar Zaman kept the chase going with a quick knock, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 India won the series 3-2, which included successfully chasing 226, youngsters stepping up under pressure, and hunting down 199 in less than 14 overs Jacob Duffy took two wickets at the start of the chase, New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I, Auckland, October 30, 2026 When he shared a dressing room with Virat Kohli during IPL 2026, Jacob Duffy was struck by how “down to earth” the India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) superstar was despite proaching the status of a “religious figure” in his country.
- Duffy bowled frequently to Kohli during RCB’s net sessions, and he looked ahead to matching wits with him once again when New Zealand begin their ODI series against India in Auckland on Wednesday.
- “I got to see him [Kohli] yesterday,” Duffy said during a media interaction in Auckland on Sunday.
Duffy: Will be ‘awesome’ to play against RCB team-mate Kohli “We actually spent a lot of time facing each other in the nets, so that’s quite cool,” Duffy said of the IPL days The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 In the end, we’re a lot more awesome than we are horrendous and that’s the pleasing part for me” Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Temba Bavuma described the series against Australia as “15 days of just pressure” even as SA turned a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 win Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Kagiso Rabada acknowledges the crowd after the win, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 After their heavy defeat in Durban, South Africa bounced back against Australia to claim the series and the No.1 ranking Temba Bavuma came on with a rescue job at hand, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 3rd Day, October 29, 2026 Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins struck in the first session, South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3, Durban, October 11, 2026 Fakhar Zaman shone in another ODI chase, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar and Baig’s 149-run stand rescued Pakistan from 14 for 2 after Kamindu Mendis’ 131 set them 326 Fakhar Zaman brought up his 12th ODI century, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar Zaman kept the chase going with a quick knock, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 India won the series 3-2, which included successfully chasing 226, youngsters stepping up under pressure, and hunting down 199 in less than 14 overs Jacob Duffy took two wickets at the start of the chase, New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I, Auckland, October 30, 2026 When he shared a dressing room with Virat Kohli during IPL 2026, Jacob Duffy was struck by how “down to earth” the India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) superstar was despite proaching the status of a “religious figure” in his country.
Duffy bowled frequently to Kohli during RCB’s net sessions, and he looked ahead to matching wits with him once again when New Zealand begin their ODI series against India in Auckland on Wednesday. “I got to see him [Kohli] yesterday,” Duffy said during a media interaction in Auckland on Sunday. “He was in the gym, obviously, so running into him there was cool, but he was awesome to me.
“Obviously, for such a religious figure, I guess you almost say, in India – he’s obviously a megastar over there – for him to be so down-to-earth and sort of welcome all us overseas guys in RCB was pretty cool, so very preciative for him for that. It’ll be awesome to play against him now that I’ve sort of shared a changing room with him as well.” Duffy said he had numerous interactions with Kohli during his time at RCB around strategy and tactics on Indian grounds. “He’s got a great work ethic,” Duffy said.
“Obviously, I bowled a lot to him in the nets because he was always the first batter and I was always the first bowler. We actually spent a lot of time facing each other in the nets, so that’s quite cool. But also from there, he’s seen a lot of me now too, so he’ll have good preparation.
“I guess we talk a lot about fine details. We talk about certain wickets back in India. Certain wickets are quite different, so he talked a lot about the different lines and lengths on those kind of wickets and how he adjusts and how he thinks I could be adjusting on those ones too.
So little insights like that were quite important from him.” Duffy has experienced a T20I series of dramatic swings – he gave away 44 in just two overs in the third match in Wellington, where India chased down 199 with 40 balls to spare, before rebounding with 4 for 23 in New Zealand’s 87-run win in the fourth T20I in Auckland. Soon he will need to make the switch to bowling in ODIs, a format he both enjoys and values highly. He stressed on the importance of this series in the lead-up to next year’s ODI World Cup in Southern Africa.
“Personally, I quite like ODI cricket,” Duffy said. “What I like about it is that up top, you get a little bit of the hard lengths with the swinging ball and stuff like that. Then you get a little bit of the hit and giggle near the end.
We’ve also got the World Cup about this time next year in South Africa. That’s pretty high on the priority list, I think. “Growing up [watching the] 2015 World Cup, 2019 World Cup, those, to me, are the pinnacles of our game.
Those are the major events that I grew up watching and strived for and wanted to be there for those. “Obviously, a year out from that, I think these [games] play a pretty important roles in that. I guess we’re trying to build and push for a case to make that squad.” “We actually spent a lot of time facing each other in the nets, so that’s quite cool,” Duffy said of the IPL days Jacob Duffy took two wickets at the start of the chase, New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I, Auckland, October 30, 2026 “We actually spent a lot of time facing each other in the nets, so that’s quite cool,” Duffy said of the IPL days “We actually spent a lot of time facing each other in the nets, so that’s quite cool,” Duffy said of the IPL days
