Team India captain Virat Kohli, who has been rested for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka, was categorical about his need for a break when he spoke at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“Last time I took rest, it was difficult to handle. But my body is asking for it right now. The workload has been massive, I have been playing non-stop for the last 48 months, I need rest. My body has taken a toll in the last couple of years. Right now is the perfect time to rest before the tour of South Africa.”
“On the personal front, I was hitting the ball very well and it was kind of a revelation that I can play and hit balls in Tests the way I can do in ODIs. That was something I always hesitated to do but this made me realise that you can push the game forward even in Test cricket,” Kohli said after the match.
“There’s nothing called set patterns these days, if you can believe in yourself, you can achieve anything in any format,” added Kohli who was adjudged Man of the Match as well as the Man of the Series for scoring 610 runs with three hundreds, including two double-centuries.
