India captain Virat Kohli might have struggled at the first half of his blitzy innings against West Indies at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday, but he certainly didn’t take it forward in the second to ensure that he remained in the crease till the end of their successful run-chase. This time, India, in fact, chased down their highest successful run-chase in T20Is successfully. Kohli said that he doesn’t want to change his batting style.

“I don’t want to change my game too much because I play all three formats. I just want to contribute in all three formats, that’s what I want to do. I don’t want to be a format specialist. When you are chasing a big total, there are a lot of distractions with the scoreboard pressure. But after a few dots, the game puts you in a position where you just have to hold your shape and play the shots,” he explained.

Virat Kohli now has 12 Man of the Match awards to his name in the shortest format – joint highest with Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi. Interestingly, former Pakistan player Shahid Afridi holds the second position with 11 awards to his name.

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However, it wasn’t an easy chase at first because India lost Rohit Sharma very cheaply and Kohli too took time to set his eyes in. Moreover, he was seen struggling a bit at first and the ball wasn’t coming to the middle of his bat as well. But the situation got changed once KL Rahul was dismissed as he changed his gear and started hitting all over the park. He smashed an unbeaten 94 and took his side to the finish line comfortably.