Former skipper Virat Kohli lauded Team India’s performance against the West Indies in the second T20I on Friday. Kohli and Rishabh Pant’s quality knocks were backed up by a spirited bowling performance at the death by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel as India defeated the West Indies by eight runs to seal the series with a match remaining. Kohli scored 52 runs off 41 balls before Pant and Venkatesh Iyer helped India post 186 in the 20 overs.
“Went down to the wire. Great character on display,” Kohli posted after India’s win.
Meanwhile, Pant praised Venkatesh Iyer and said the young batter is a mature cricketer, who reads the situation very well.
“When you come down the order, you know the situation. He (Iyer) is someone who reads the situation really well. We talked about keeping it simple and not trying too many things. The plan was simple, see the ball, hit the ball,” said Pant in the post-match press conference.
