Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli, after playing a match-winning knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday, said he wanted to stay true to his technique and not lose his wicket. League. His statement was in relation to the upcoming World Test Champions final which will be played against Australia from June 7 to June 12 at the Oval Stadium in England. Earlier on Thursday, Kohli won the “Player of the Match” for his century in the chase of 187 runs.
Kohli and Faf du Plessis’ breathtaking partnership of 172 sealed an impressive win and two crucial points for RCB against SRH in the IPL at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.
After winning the “Player of the Match” award for his remarkable century, Kohli said in the post-match presentation that he did not want to give away his wicket easily by playing “so many fancy shots”.
“I’ve never been someone who plays so many fancy shots – was having a chat with Aiden (Markram) as well. We’ve got to play 12 months of the year. For me, it’s not about playing fancy shots and throwing my wicket away. Is.” We’ve got Test cricket (coming up) after IPL, I have to live up to my technique.
India will play against Australia in the WTC final at the Oval Stadium in England from June 7 to June 12.
India go into the final with several forced last-minute changes as some players are battling injuries.
Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out early followed by injuries to Shreyas Iyer, Jaydev Unadkat and later KL Rahul in the IPL tournament.
Indian squad for WTC final: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk).
Standby players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav.
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