“I am not surprised by Kohli’s innings. He has played for a long time to overcome these kinds of situations and that is why he is such a big player.
“I am not surprised by Kohli’s innings. He has played for a long time to overcome these kinds of situations and that is why he is such a big player.
Babar Azam took a memorable walk in the park. Was dismissed for a drop by Pakistan captain Arshdeep Singh Virat Kohli made a remarkable change Here in the script of a useful chase at an important ICC Twenty20 World Cup game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In the post-match press conference late on Sunday night, Babar lauded Kohli and also spoke about his plans which, however, failed. “We were close, could be a little ahead of India after taking those four wickets. But the way Hardik (Pandya) and Kohli batted, they took the game away from us. We could not handle the last four to five overs. But there is no point in blaming the bowlers as such things happen in cricket,” Babar said.
He also praised Kohli and Pandya: “I am not surprised by Kohli’s innings. He has played a long game to overcome such situations and that is why he is such a big player. We all know what Kohli can do and watching someone play so well under pressure is a lesson for us too. Hardik has also been an important player for India as he showed in the Asia Cup. He played well here too.”
And as far as the spin of his final throw of the dice is concerned, Babar revealed: “All credit goes to Kohli. In between, we decided we needed a wicket and held the spinner back. We had a lot of positivity, especially the way Iftikhar (Ahmed) and Shaan (Masood) played.