The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli came in support of his New Zealand counterpart, Kane Williamson’s captaincy after India registered a historic 5-0 clean sweep in the five-match T20I series on Sunday. Before India T20Is, New Zealand witnessed a 0-3 whitewash in the Test series against Australia.
During the post-match presentation, Kohli said, “Kane and I have similar mindsets, similar philosophies. It is amazing that despite being from different parts of the world, we have similar thinkings and we speak the same language. Despite what the scoreline suggests, I feel that New Zealand cricket is in the best hands and he is the right guy to lead this team.”
This is for the first time when India has registered a 5-0 whitewash in a T20I series.
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Talking about the series win, Virat said, “We need everyone to be the best versions of themselves. It is all about laying the vision in front of the boys, the way you think, prepare. The guys are taking notice of it and they realize that the team needs 120 percent from them every time. That has been a massive change for us in the last two-three years. We have seen the results; we obviously won’t win everything and these victories give a lot more pleasure than the one-sided victories.”
With Kohli resting himself in the dead rubber, Rohit Sharma was the stand-in skipper, but the opener suffered a calf injury while batting and had to retire hurt. In his absence, KL Rahul led the side to victory.
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Heaping praise for the his players, Kohli said: “All of us are really proud of how we played. It’s about finding ways to win. Today, all these young guys were on the field after Rohit’s unfortunate injury and them coming together and handling the pressure. That gives me a lot of pleasure watching from the outside and they will take this momentum going forward for many years.”
Now, the men in blue will be playing a three-match ODI series against the Kiwi with the first game scheduled to be played at the Seddon Park in Hamilton on Wednesday.
