India registered an emphatic win over Australia in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association in Rajkot after the defeat in Mumbai. The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli once again impressed upon the need to be aware of the best possible combinations.

With Rishabh Pant out of the equation for the game, KL Rahul was donning the wicket-keeping gloves and that resulted in a blistering 52-ball-80 followed by an MS Dhoni-esque stumping to dismiss Aaron Finch. After the match, Kohli had all praises for the Player-of-the-Match.

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The Indian skipper said, “When you see how KL was batting today, it’s very difficult to leave someone like that out. Batting at No. 5 and batting like that for the team, this is probably the best he’s played at the international level. That knocked showed maturity and class.”

Kohli, who came back to his usual No 3 position, and scored 78 himself said that the panic storm about the batting order did not affect his team in any way.

Virat also added, “We know exactly what we’re doing in the change room. On the outside, there’s a lot of panics that we don’t really focus on. We live in the days of social media and a panic button is pressed too early.”

Speaking about the form of the openers, Kohli praises Shikhar Dhawan for his consistent performances. He also expects Dhawan’s opening partner Rohit Sharma to be back for the decider too despite the proximity of the game and the nature of the injury.

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Kohli explained, “In ODI cricket, Shikhar has been one of our most consistent performers. I’m very happy that he scored runs as well. It always augurs well when he and Rohit score runs. I asked Rohit briefly just now. It’s that left shoulder that has popped out a few times. There’s no tear so hopefully, he should be back for the next game.”