Virat Kohli letting his emotions get the better of him this series, says Mitchell Johnson

New Delhi: As both the teams were slowly fading away from the DRS controversy and rather meditating on the upcoming Ranchi Test, former Aussie pacer Mitchell Johnson came out with belief that Virat Kohli's inability to contribute to the team's total is making him 'frustrated'. Remembering the Bengaluru Test, he even mentioned that Virat was "up to his old tricks as usual".

In an array of words put forth in a blog for foxsports.com.au., the 35-year-old talked about his on-field rivalry with the Indian skipper, narrating through the 2014 Adelaide Test and the present situation of Kohli.

He begun by mentioning that the way Virat was leading the crowd, giving each Aussie batsman a powerful send-off at the second Test match at Chinnaswamy, actually reminded him of his playing days and the furious exchange of words they shared.

The present series has indeed been a shocker to the home fans as far as Virat's performance goes. Scoring a total of just 40 runs in four innings in comparison to his clinical double tons in the previous home series, the Delhi lad has failed to pull off a much needed captain's knock to boost his side.

"He's obviously quite passionate, but I just think he's frustrated because he hasn't scored a run and he's letting his emotions get the better of him. You could sense the vibe change halfway through the match and it coincided with India getting ahead in the game," Johnson wrote.

Through his words, the left-arm pacer pointed out, "Whenever there's a wicket the cameras go straight to Kohli to see his reaction - they know they're going to get those kind of reactions from him. And they did! He was giving a send-off to just about every player, which you've got to be very careful with. It can happen sometimes, when you're pumped up and you get a bit too fired up."

Walking down his memory lane Johnson recollected his spat with Virat Kohli during the Adelaide Test, when the Indians served as visitors back in 2014. Indians were down 0-2 in the seies but the 'Run Machine' was in top form scoring 692 runs in total at and applauding average of 86.50.

"The moment that changed everything was when he blocked a ball back to me and I threw it back at the stumps, seeing Virat was out of his crease and thinking I was a chance of a run out. But he was in the way, and thus got hit on his back. I apologised straight away because it was a complete accident, but that message didn’t seem to get through," he continued, "There were plenty of verbals after that and he hasn’t really stopped since."