India registered another dominating seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, on Tuesday. The win helped India take the unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match series, with only one game left to play. Delighted with India’s clinical performance, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli praised both the bowlers and the batsmen for putting up an impressive show and contributing to the victory.
Virat also said that the win was a positive sign for the team as it came without one of their mainstays Rohit Sharma, e said, “Very happy. It was a clinical performance, something we wanted to do as a team. We have gone from strength to strength from the last series. Even though we didn’t have Rohit, we had a convincing win, which is a very good sign for the team.”
Fast bowler Navdeep Saini was too hot to handle for the Islanders as he bowled the spell of 2/18 in his four overs, for which he has even adjudged the player of the match.
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Heaping praise on the 27-year-old fast bowler, Kohli said, “Navdeep has come into the ODI circuit as well, he is gaining more confidence in T20 cricket. You can really see him letting himself go. When he does that, he can clock those speeds which he did. It’s great to see him getting people out with yorkers and bouncers and with pace. It’s a really good sign for the team”.
The Indian skipper also revealed that they will have a “surprise package” in their T20 World Cup squad, which is scheduled to be held in Australia later this year. Without revealing the name, he mentioned Prasidh Krishna who has bowled well in the domestic circuit. He added that they have enough bowling options going into the T20 World Cup and they will look to pick the veteran cricketers with different skill-sets.
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Kohli explained, “I think one guy will be a surprise package going to Australia. Someone who can bowl with pace and has bounced. Prasidh Krishna has done well in the domestic arena as well. This group of bowlers, it a great luxury to have in all formats. Looking at the WC, we have enough options.”
India’s premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah played his first international game since recovering from an injury and seeing him back in the side “really pleased” the skipper.
Talking about BUmrah, Virat said, “Really pleased to have Jasprit back in the side. He’s bowling with pace again. You’ll have to figure out who are the people that are very similar in their bowling skills, and you pick the senior one.”
The third and final match of the series will be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on January 10.
