The tour game against Australia A will begin in three days and will be India’s final set-up before the inaugural day and night test in Adelaide from December 17th.
Kohli will lead the team in the opening match of the four-game series, after which she will return to India for the birth of her first child.
Hard exit but remarkable fighting spirit shown by the boys 💪. To the tests now 🇮🇳. https://t.co/d9v6EACpc0
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) 1607431631000
“I’ll wake up tomorrow and see if I can play the tour game. Playing it intermittently is not my thing and I like to play the full game. I will talk to our physiotherapist and then decide on my participation,” Kohli said. after the third and final T20 International, which India lost by 12 races.
The Australian bowlers held their nerve to triumph after Kohli’s brilliant 85-run knock, crippling a clean sweep from India.
Natarajan, you were outstanding on this series. To perform brilliantly in tough conditions on your debut in India, wait… https://t.co/1jS0iFib18
– hardik pandya (@ hardikpandya7) 1607432930000
Overall, Kohli was satisfied with the way his team fought and found ways to win matches in tough situations.
“We are finding ways to go back and scare the opposition and the series win is a small asterisk so we can finish the 2020 season on top.”
As in the previous game, Hardik pandya, in the company of Kohli, he again threatened to win the match for India after having scored a pair of sixes.
“At a time when Hardik started playing, we thought we could pull it off. The middle phase during our hitting cost us the game. A 30-something partnership would have made it easier for Hardik.”
Kohli also thanked sports fans. Australian crowd for the way it appeared despite the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I feel like the crowd was a factor too, it always gives you a motivational dimension. Our crowd helps us at times, and Australia is also very supportive, and we as players feed off the energy of the crowd.”
Having won the series, Kohli was looking forward to Trials and said the current team is stronger than the one that made history by winning their first Down Under Trials series two years ago.
“We need to adopt the same competitive attitude in Testing and, having played here a few times, we can also score runs.
“Once it’s time to capitalize and score, we have to do it session by session. I’m sure the current team is stronger than last time,” Kohli said.
Australian captain Aaron Finch he was delighted to be on the winning side after setbacks in the first two games.
“It was a great series, and it turned out that we were on the wrong side of the first two. It’s the first time we’ve got two spinning legs (Adam Zampa Y Mitchell swepson) on the side, and they were bold with the short limits here, so credit to both.
“Swepson pitched the seventh against Shikhar (Dhawan) and Virat, both destructive in their own way, but Zamps also played very well. We played great white ball cricket for the last 18 months and we are very proud of the group.” Finch said.
Swepson was named Man of the Match for returning good 3/23 figures, including starter Dhawan’s wicket, in his share of four overs.
“Happy to get this award and win the game for my side. I think it was a bit drifting, but I’m happy to say I gave it a bit of a head start and got that wicket (from Shreyas Iyer).
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