Virat Kohli praises his team’s efforts after reaching the final – Cricket news
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, is delighted with his team’s performance in the tri-nation series in the Caribbean and feels that the Men in Blue have shown the strength of their character by bouncing back after a couple of defeats at the start of
the competition.
The young right-handed batsman is leading the Indian side in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, who was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury, which occurred during their first match against the home team.
India lost their opening matches against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 respectively but bounced back in the later stages of the tournament to book a place in the final, which is going to be played today at Trinidad between Kohli’s men and Sri Lanka.
The stylish top-order batsman admitted that his team did not start the tournament well but he is over the moon to have led the team into the final.
“To bounce back like this and finish at the top of the table is a commendable effort. I am very proud of the team. We have shown a lot of character,” Kohli said. “When three good teams are playing in the tournament, anything can happen. Our performance showed
what happens when one executes their plans properly.”
Days before the commencement of the tri-nation tournament, India won the last edition of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 under the captaincy of Dhoni.
On the other side of the coin, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913, the Sri Lankan skipper claims that his batsmen played fearless cricket in the last league match against India but unfortunately they failed to deliver the goods and were bowled out for merely 96 runs in the
25th over of the innings.
“We bowled well, but when we batted the pitch had been under covers and had sweated more. We had nothing to lose and went for the win. We have played some good cricket to get to the final, hopefully we can beat India on Thursday,” the all-rounder expressed.
The Sri Lankan fans would be expecting their team to perform better in the final and clinch the trophy.
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