Kohli also defended Indian bowlers, saying the dew played a vital role in the second innings.
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli (R) greets Australian batsman Glen Maxwell, after he scored 113 runs and led Australia to victory during the second Twenty20 international cricket match between India and Australia at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on February 27, 2019. (Photo: AFP)
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday heaped praises on Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for his marauding match-winning knock at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Kohli also said the Australian team completely “outplayed” the Team India in the two-match T20 series.
It is also the first T20I series victory for Australia in India and the first home series loss for the Men-in-Blue in all formats of the game since Virat Kohli became captain.
During his exceptional 113* knock, Maxwell smashed nine sixes and seven fours. “It was a pretty short series to summarise the performances. Australia outplayed us in all departments and deserved to win. 190 is a good total on most grounds but if there is so much dew as there was tonight and when you have an innings like what Glenn Maxwell played, nothing much you can do,” Kohli said at the post-match press conference.
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The Delhi batsman also defended Indian bowlers, saying the dew played a vital role in the second innings.
“Every team is looking to take each game like that but it’s also important to win matches. We would have liked to get across the line in at least this game but I can’t be too hard on the bowlers due to the amount of dew,” Kohli said.
Speaking about the upcoming ICC World cup 2019, Kohli also hinted that he would continue to experiment with his playing XI. “We wanted to give everyone some game time, we’ve seen how they react under pressure, there is a series coming up and we’ll try more things. It’s up to them to deliver the goods,” the 30-year-old said.
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