Mount Maunganui (New Zealand): Captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli praised his bowlers after the win over New Zealand in the second ODI here Saturday.
“Clinical performance again. We had a par score as Rohit (Sharma) mentioned with the kind of pitch and boundary dimensions here. But we bowled really well and back-to-back clinical performances is really pleasing,” Kohli said after the match.
“They (bowlers) are always ready to bowl for you and pick wickets, which is the key. They are not content to go wicket-less for 40 runs in their quota, they’d rather have more wickets for 60. That mindset is crucial for us,” added Kohli.
The visitors reached the 170-run mark by the 30th over and looked set for a really massive total before the run rate dropped a bit. With the ODI World Cup a couple of months away, Kohli asserted that the Indian batsmen need to learn how to maintain momentum.
“I made a conscious effort after the second drinks break to take some risks. Once I got out, the new batsman had to take time. These are the things we need to look into with the World Cup nearby. We would like to score those 15-20 runs extra but at the same time, good to see us chip our way to a balanced total,” the Delhi batsman remarked.
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