Virat Kohli does not need us, we need him: Bumrah
Bumrah, however, stressed that Kohli knows his cricket better than anyone else and that his experience of batting in these challenging conditions was essential from the team’s perspective.
Virat Kohli, who has become the most successful Test captain of India with 28 wins, was all praise for batting allrounder Hanuma Vihari, who emerged as the top run-scorer with 289 runs in the two-match Test series against West Indies which India won 2-0.
“I think the find of the series was Hanuma Vihari. The way he’s batted under pressure especially, and on a much more challenging wicket here in Jamaica than in Antigua,” said Kohli while speaking at the post-match press conference.
“I think his skill sets were outstanding. His temperament and technique were top-notch and he countered everything the opposition threw at him. Very, very pleased with the way he has come about.”
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No. 6 batsman Vihari, who lost the opportunity to score his maiden Test ton in Antigua (93 in the second innings), scored a gritty 111 in the first innings of the second Test match and followed it up with an unbeaten 53 in the second innings as India thrashed the West Indies by 257 runs at the Sabina Park.
“According to the surface, I think it was a top-class innings. He’s a guy who’s very sure of his game and it shows when he plays. He looks confident and the dressing room feels really calm watching him bat. I think that’s a quality he possesses naturally because his game is so correct,” said the Indian skipper
“He’s always willing to improve and accepts his mistakes and corrects them immediately; and he’s getting the results pretty quickly. He plays with a lot of heart, always ready to do anything for the team, and that’s why he invariably ends up playing crucial innings for us. It’s a very young career so far, but he’s shown why he’s been backed and selected in this team,” he added.
India will now face South Africa in three T20Is and as many Test matches beginning 15 September at home.
(With inputs from IANS)
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