http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 – Cricket News Update
Lauding Virat Kohli for his stellar role in India’s 5-wicket victory and consequent 2-0- Test series win over New Zealand today on September 3 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Rahul Dravid, acting as a guest commentator on the special invitation
of the official broadcasters, claimed the youngster was among India’s best batsmen at the moment.
“Virat has been fantastic. On current form, he is the best batsman in the Indian team. He has really grabbed the opportunities provided,” said Dravid. “He has Dhoni to guide him but this run chase will certainly boost his confidence.”
Kohli, who won the Player of the Match award for his solid innings during the recently concluded second Test between India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in August. Having previously led the Indian U-19
team to victory in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Under-19 World Cup during the 2008 as well, his career has been on a meteoric rise since then.
The 23-year-old has gone on to play a total of 10 Tests (with 703 runs to his credit) and 90 ODIs (3886 runs) for the national side, with 15 international centuries to his credit. On the strength of his spectacular performances, and a prolonged purple patch
which has been continuing since the end of the Commonwealth Bank Series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 during February this year, he has also been appointed vice-captain of the national team – a post for which he was picked over many more experienced candidates.
His most recent performance came during the 2-match Test series for which India hosted New Zealand. Kohli contributed a score of 58 during the first Test, played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, from August 23 to 26, which India
won by a massive margin of an innings and 115 runs.
However, it was the second Test during which he stole the show, driving the team forward with a composed innings which propelled http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to victory, enabling them to clinch the series 2-0.
India's first innings saw Kohli registering a massive 103 which got his team’s total up to 353. He also emerged as the team’s saving grace during the second innings. Chasing 261, India’s innings was derailed by early dismissals – however, the young right-hander
scored a collected, unbeaten 51, and aided by skipper MS Dhoni’s 48*, set up a 96*-run stand which got the team easily over the finish line, with 5 wickets to spare.
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