Virat Kohli, whose batting type was being questioned forward of the Asia Cup, silenced all his critics with one other half-century within the ongoing match.
Virat Kohli’s scintillating knock of 60 off 44 helped India attain 181 for 7 towards Pakistan.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma heaped reward on Virat Kohli.
“The form is superb (talking about Kohli). Somebody was needed to bat for a long time when others were getting out. He batted with that tempo as well. Virat getting that score was important from the team’s point of view,” Rohit mentioned after the match.
The Indian captain mentioned that the full of 181 was all the time good and did not assume they had been 10-15 much less.
“It’s a good lesson for us. I thought it was a good score. Any pitch, any position, when you score 180, it’s a good score.”
“We got to learn a lot today – what kind of mindset do we need to have while defending a score like this. Like I said you have to give credit to Pakistan. They have played better than us,” mentioned Rohit.
India scored 93 runs within the first ten overs however may handle solely 88 runs within the final ten. The Indian captain mentioned that the tempo was modified with Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya shedding fast wickets.
He mentioned, ‘The wickets of Hardik and Rishabh weren’t wanted at the moment. But we need to play with an open thoughts. Taking that method you’ll not all the time get success,” he mentioned.
Rohit admitted that the 73-run partnership between Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Rizwan stretched out greater than he anticipated.
“It’s a high-pressure game that we know. You have to be in it every time. Such a game can take a lot. We were calm even when there was a partnership between Rizwan and Nawaz. But this partnership apparently lasted a little longer and they batted brilliantly. We understand that the pitch gets a little better in the second innings.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
