NEW DELHI, May 12: Djuring Special Defence Briefing on India-Pakistan military action, referring toVirat Kohli's retirement announcement earlier in the day, DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai drew a parallel between cricket and military operations.
DGMO said "I was watching Virat Kohli taking retirement from Test cricket. Like many Indians, he is my favorite cricketer. Back in the 70s, during the famous Ashes series between Australia and England, two of Australia’s legendary fast bowlers Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee wreaked havoc on the English batting line-up.
Their dominance was so overwhelming that the Australians came up with a saying: "From ashes to ashes and from dust to dust, if Thommo don't get you, then Lillee surely must. If you look closely at the layers, you’ll understand what I mean, even if you manage to get through all of them, one layer of this grid system is bound to catch you."
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