Virat Kohli praised Ravichandran Ashwin, the experienced off-spinner who returned to white-ball cricket after almost four years on Wednesday.
In the first two games, Ashwin had to warm the bench because India preferred’mystery spinner’ Varun Chakravarthy, who looked very mediocre. Ravichandran Ashwin returned to the side and instantly made an impact with two key wickets.
As a result, Virat Kohli praised Ashwin’s return as one of Team India’s strengths during the post-match presentation ceremony.
Ravichandran Ashwin
“The return of Ash [Ravichandran Ashwin] was a real positive, it was something he has worked really hard for. He showed this control and rhythm in the IPL as well, where he bowled to the big boys. He’s a wicket-taker and a smart bowler as well.” He said
India restricted Afghanistan to 144 runs with Ravichandran Ashwin’s 2/14 and Mohammad Shami’s 3/32, securing a 66-run victory, their first in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Before the game, Virat Kohli noted that the plan was to back the players when they got off to a fast start.
“T20 cricket is a very instinctive decision. We make most of the decisions on the go. Like today, our openers batted till the 13th over and then the power-hitters did it from there. We don’t decide we’re going all out. We back the guys because they’re so skillful, and sometimes it comes off like today.” He continued
Virat Kohli, on the other hand, stated that there were discussions over the net run rate prior to the Afghanistan game. Their chances of making the semi-finals are on a knife’s edge.
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