July 30, 2017 by admin

It was a clinical performance: Kohli

Galle, Happy to have buried the ghosts of a humiliating loss here two years ago, India skipper Virat Kohli described his team’s massive 304-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening Test as a “clinical performance”.
“We lost a Test we should have won in 2015. It depleted our confidence. But this time it was a clinical performance two years down the line,” said Kohli after India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. “We are an experienced team now, we played good cricket. All the bases were covered and I’m really happy with the way things went in this Test.”
The India skipper said it was a special win as the bowlers had to work really hard on a wicket that was not offering much help.
“The surface did not offer much, and that’s why the win is special. Our bowlers had to create openings. It’s an example of the skill they possess, and persistent pressure always pays. This wicket needed more hard work than the last wicket we played in Galle,” Kohli said.
Nice problem
Kohli said selecting the opening combination for the next Test was a happy headache to have. “One regular opener is not fit… a massive headache but a happy one. One will be left out, I guess in both the scenarios guys will understand how the dynamics of the team works. It is good to have guys scoring runs,” he said.
Talking about his unbeaten 103 in the second innings, Kohli said: “It was a situation where we had to capitalise and not waste too many deliveries. Abhinav (Mukund) batted well and he deserved a hundred.”