Virat Kohli was pleased with the complete performance of team India after being 1-0 down in the series. India turned things around in spectacular fashion and defeated England by a huge margin of 317 runs on day 4. Virat Kohli won the crucial Test on day 1 and from that point onwards India outplayed England in all departments.
Rohit Sharma scored one of his best Test centuries and helped India post a total above 300 runs on a spin-friendly wicket. Then it was Ravichandran Ashwin who showed his class first with the ball by picking a 5 wicket haul and then scored a memorable Test century. The Indian captain showered praises on his team and also acknowledged the Chennai crowd who helped the team to play with intensity.
The toss wouldn’t have mattered much in this game- Virat Kohli
Talking about the pitch, Kohli asserted that the pitch was fair and both teams were in the contest from the first session onwards. Kohli then acknowledged the efforts of Rishabh Pant behind the stumps who has improved leaps and bounds in the last 2 Test matches. As far as his batting is concerned Kohli pointed out that he is no longer rigid and always tries to iron out flaws during the Test match.
“It was a bit strange in the first game to be playing at home with empty stands. We were pretty flat on the first two days over there to be pretty honest, myself included, didn’t pick up energy on the field. But from the second innings onwards in the first game, we picked up and were on the money in terms of our body language. The crowds make a big difference, this game was an example of the grit and determination the side shows and the crowd is a big part of that”, Kohli said in the post-match presentation.
“The toss wouldn’t have mattered much in this game to be honest, because if you looked at our second innings, we got 300 as well. It wasn’t unfair if the toss went either way. Both teams should be in the game from the first session onwards, whether it is on spinning to seaming tracks, and that exactly was the case in this game. Rishabh Pant has really worked hard in Australia, when he moves with the gloves you can see the difference in his reactions. He has shed a lot of weight and has worked hard on himself”, said Kohli.
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Meanwhile, this now Kohli’s 21st victory as captain in Tests in India which has taken him ahead of MS Dhoni who had 20 wins. Kohli is now looking forward to the challenge of the pink-ball Test against a quality Indian side. Also, by winning the Test match India keeps their hopes alive of qualifying for the ICC Test championship final.
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