Virat Kohli praises Feroz Shah Kotla wicket for his batting against Delhi Daredevils – IPL news
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 has termed the Feroz Shah Kotla wicket in Delhi as the best track he ever played on.
The Feroz Shah Kotla hosted a crunch Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday. The Challengers eventually sealed an emphatic three-wicket win with the help of a blistering innings from Kohli.
Chasing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils’ total of 160, Kohli provided his side a flying start and set momentum for the rest of the batsmen. The stylish batsman smashed a sensational knock of 56 runs from just 38 balls with 8 boundaries and 2 sixes.
Rubbishing the idea that pitch was not easy to bat on, Kohli praised the Kotla track and regarded it as the best one he has ever seen at the venue.
“It’s a good wicket. I haven’t played on a better wicket here than this. Not just the batsman, it had something for the bowlers too,” Kohli said.
Being a Delhi-born player, the classy right-hander looked extremely delighted over performing well in front of his home crowd.
“I wanted to do well at this ground. Had a good idea about the Kotla pitch, but it’s not that I scored because of that. You have to still play well,” added the Indian batsman, who won the Man of the Match award for his fantastic knock against the Virender
Sehwag-led Delhi Daredevils.
Meanwhile, Kohli heaped praise on Chris Gayle for his fantastic knock of 26 runs at the top. Gayle and Kohli put together a blazing 82-run partnership for the second-wicket, which eventually steered the side to achieve the target convincingly with three
balls to spare.
Kohli described that it was a great feeling to bat with the Caribbean star. He lauded Gayle for providing wonderful starts to the side in the last two games.
The elegant batsman further explained that Gayle’s presence at the top-order is huge blessing for the side as it has increased Bangalore’s chances to go all the way in the competition.
Kohli further cited the triumph against Delhi Daredevils as a huge positive for the Bangalore side and hoped that the players would continue with the same momentum in the upcoming games.
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