ENG vs IND, 2nd T20I: Virat Kohli bought out to quick bowler Richard Gleeson within the Birmingham match after scoring just one run off three balls.
Virat Kohli of India. Courtesy: AP
HIGHLIGHTSVirat Kohli scored 1 run off 3 balls within the second T20IVirat Kohli bought out to Richard Gleeson within the Birmingham T20IThe third T20I will happen on Sunday, July 10
Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla reckoned that Virat Kohli was selfless in his method throughout India’s second T20I towards England on Saturday, July 9 on the Edgbaston in Birmingham. After lacking the opening sport of the collection on the Rose Bowl in Southampton, Kohli changed Deepak Hooda within the second match.
He got here to bat contained in the powerplay after Richard Gleeson removed Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. The Delhi-born Kohli tried to go for a giant shot, however holed out to Dawid Malan off Gleeson on the primary ball after the powerplay. On a wonderful pitch to bat on, Kohli scored one run off three balls.
Chawla, within the meantime, felt that Kohli tried to maintain his staff’s wants forward of himself and therefore, went for the large shot. Chawla admitted that Kohli goes by a tough patch, however praised him for being selfless.
“Speaking of Virat Kohli and his wicket, he played for the team and embraced their attacking brand of cricket. He saw that the ball was there to be hit and he went for it. Although he isn’t in the greatest of forms, what’s important to see is that he kept his team ahead of himself,” Chawla was quoted as saying to ESPNcricinfo.
“Virat Kohli is capable of adapting to the team’s needs. It is just a matter of one innings and one big score and we will be able to see the Kohli that we wanted to from the past 18 months,” he said.
India have taken a 2-0 lead within the three-match collection. The third and last T20I is about to happen on Sunday, July 10 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
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