Patience was the key: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 – Cricket News Update
Having played a key role in final Test match of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, star batsman Virat Kohli has asserted that his match-winning innings was based entirely on the virtue of patience.
“It was a tricky situation when I went out to bat and me and MS took it ten runs at a time,” Kohli explained during the post-match presentation. “I needed to be more patient and it worked. There was more turn today, it was a great cricket wicket. I always
love this crowd.”
Having won the first Test, played from August 23 to 26 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, by a colossal margin of an innings and 115 runs, India went into the second and last match of the series with high spirits, looking to receive
some solace in the longer format of the game following a string of Test defeats.
However, the visiting Kiwis appeared to have the situation firmly in their grasp during their first innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, as they went on to post a total of 365, following aggressive and effective performances from skipper Ross
Taylor (113), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394 (43).
India answered back valiantly in their first innings, in which Kohli played a pivotal role, scoring a self-assured 103 (with 14 fours and 1 six). Including a 99-run stand with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 (62),
Kohli’s contributions enabled the team to post a total of 353, which still fell short of the Black Caps’ total.
The Men in Blue managed to restrict their opponents somewhat during the Kiwis’ second innings, which culminated in them posting a total of 248, setting India a 261-run chase on day 4.
The target appeared manageable, but the team received a shock with the abrupt dismissals of openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 (38) both of whom were sent back to the pavilion early in the innings, cutting their 77-run opening stand short. Cheteshwar
Pujara (48) attempted to steady the innings, but was dismissed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 (27) and Raina (0) were unable to do much.
However, Kohli contributed a fluent unbeaten 51, and accompanied by Dhoni (48*) during an unbeaten 96-run stand, got the team safely to 262, with 5 wickets remaining – a performance which won him the Player of the Match award, and enabled his side to seal
the series, 2-0.
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