A crucial win ahead of Australia series: Kohli

13 February, Hyderabad

After registering a convincing 208-run victory over Bangladesh in the one-match series, skipper Virat Kohli believes the win will boost the confidence of his side when they take on Australia in a four-match Test series, starting February 23 in Pune.

Kohli, under whose captaincy India is without a defeat in their last 19 Tests, said after the match,”Definitely, it was a good wicket to bat on, good toss to win, putting massive runs on the board helps. Bangladesh batted well in the first innings, the plan was to get into good habits and we have a big series coming up as well and the bowlers got into their rhythm and all in all a good game for us. It is a crucial win ahead of big series against Australia.”

“Our bowlers know their ways to get any batsmen out, that’s been the characteristic of our team. We didn’t get overexcited. Ishant’s spell was outstanding, coming with a soft ball, reversing it at pace. If we have two world-class spinners in the side, you can tell the fast bowlers to come in and attack and the partnership between them and the spinners is great,” said the India run-machine.

Speaking about himself, the skipper, who smashed a brilliant century in the first innings of he game, said,”I just go into each game with a fresh mind, try to be aggressive, but not over-attack. I’m very comfortable with where my batting is.”

“I think the series against England in this season was very crucial and winning it 4-1 was something special. We are looking forward to continue it against the Aussies,” added Kohli.