India Vs Australia 2017 – Virat Kohli Lauds Side After Tremendous Win

Sep 21, 2017 at 10:01 PM

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India Vs Australia 2017 – Virat Kohli Lauds Side After Tremendous Win

For Virat Kohli, it seems that he has indeed found the Midas touch. Everything he touches, turns into gold, as his captaincy is taking India to entirely new heights. The second ODI at Kolkata was another instance of Kohli’s brilliance as a leader, as he first stood out with the bat, playing an excellent knock of 92 under testing circumstances.

 

Later on, Kohli led the side beautifully as Bhuvneshwar Kumar, backed by an aggressive field rattled Australia’s top order. The target of 253 ultimately turned out to be way beyond Australia’s reach as once Steven Smith was sent back; there was complete chaos in the camp of the visitors.

 

The hattrick taken by Kuldeep Yadav was just the icing on the cake as the chinaman bowler became the first Indian spinner to pick up a hattrick. Post the victory, Kohi was delighted with the team, and he was even named the Man of the Match for his marvelous knock of 92.

 

“We didn’t feel like we had enough on the board at the break,” said Kohli. “But we knew if we had a good start we have a good chance of defending it. We knew if we don’t take wickets it would be difficult. To be honest, the wicket wasn’t easy to bat on throughout the day. Bhuvi’s spell became even more important because we knew the wrist-spinners would do damage in the middle. The deliveries he got the batsmen out with were unplayable. You can count on Bhuvi for getting the breakthroughs.”

 

“Two young spinners bowling with a lot of heart, speaks volumes about their characters. Really augurs well for us how the team is shaping up. I always try to create that kind of motivation for myself. Sometimes things don’t come off for you but I try and stay in the same zone. It wasn’t easy to bat, plus the bowling attack was quality as well. Came off today, so it looked nice. Didn’t come off in Chennai, so it didn’t look nice,” he added.

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