‘Holy Smokes’, Kevin Pietersen reacts to Virat Kohli’s Instagram post
Virat Kohli’s knock garnered praise from all quarters and former England captain Kevin Pietersen also lauded the Indian skipper’s effort.
IANS | Hyderabad | December 7, 2019 4:49 pm
India skipper Virat Kohli led from the front and scored an unbeaten 94 to guide the hosts to a six-wicket win in the first T20I against West Indies. Kohli’s knock garnered praise from all quarters and former England captain Kevin Pietersen also lauded the Indian skipper’s effort.
After the memorable win, Kohli took to Instagram and shared a few images of the match. “Good way to start the series. Lots of positives to take from today’s win,” Kohli captioned the post.
Pietersen commented on Kohli’s post, “Your flick this evening was quite something, bro! Holy smokes!”.
The batting maestro, along with KL Rahul, chased down 207 runs with over eight balls to spare. Kohli’s two flick shots during his innings left the entire cricket world open-mouthed in awe, struck by its majesty and beauty.
Speaking after the match, Kohli said that he doesn’t wish to change his batting much, even though he did make it clear that he doesn’t wish for youngsters to copy how he went over the top in trying to get the scoreboard moving in the first half of his innings.
Virat Kohli’s on-field theatrics have taken centerstage in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the Indian superstar making headlines for his fiery confrontations, a costly run-out mix-up, and his resilience with the bat.
The Indian women’s team rode on star allrounder Deepti Sharma’s heroics with the ball to wrap up their 3-0 ODI series win against the West Indies at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, however, thinks that the duo’s return to their best is a matter of regaining confidence and composure in the initial phase of their innings.