Virat Kohli ecstatic after victory against Zimbabwe – Cricket News
India’s stand-in captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 at Harare and also congratulated Ambati Rayudu for scoring an unbeaten half-century on his debut.
The right-handed batsman, who is leading the Men in Blue in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, won the toss and opted to bowl first. It turned out to be the right decision as the home team was limited to merely 228 runs for the loss of seven wickets in
their allotted 50 overs, despite the fact that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 as he grabbed three crucial scalps.
The world champions chased down the total without much of a fuss, thanks to a yet another century by Kohli, who smashed 115 runs off just 108 balls, in which he struck 13 boundaries and a massive hit out of the park.
While expressing his views in the post-match presentation ceremony, the cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 said that he is satisified with the performance of his team as well as his individual showing.
Kohli said, “Always good to kick off a tour with a win and personally I was happy with the way I played. The ball was moving around a bit early on and it was all about percentage cricket, rotating the strike and then playing your shots at the end.”
The stylish batsman was named as the Player of the Match for his brilliant knock.
The Indian skipper is happy with the performance of his bowlers and feels happy for Rayudu, who has waited for many years to get a chance at the highest stage of the sport.
“Our bowlers did a very good job up front. The new ball was doing quite a bit in the morning and with two new balls you can't count any team out. Congratulations to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ambati-Rayudu-c1007, he's got an India call-up after a long time and he's grabbed his opportunity
very well,” he added.
The second match of the series is going to be played on Friday at the same venue.
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