India defeated England by seven runs in the decider of the ODI series on Sunday.© Twitter
Virat Kohli took to Twitter to express his happiness after India bowed out of England in a thrilling decider in Pune to claim the One-Day International (ODI) series on Sunday. In the recently concluded tour, India beat England in all three formats. The hosts came back from behind in the Test (3–1 win) and T20I (3–2 win), while in the ODIs, England were on the hunt until the last over of the series, but the hosts caught their nerves and came out Top in a nerve endings. After the match, Kohli posted pictures from the third and final ODI on Twitter and wrote “3 out of 3,” highlighting India’s dominance over formats during the entire domestic season.
3 out of 3 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/0tB1NCh65R
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 28, 2021
After winning the series, Kohli praised Sam Curran, who almost took the audience to the series decider.
Kohli was surprised that Shardul Thakur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not win match players and series awards respectively.
Kohli said, “I am surprised that he (Shardul) was not the man of the match. Four wickets and 30 runs and Bhuvi was another contender for the Man of the Series. These guys were the difference in the middle overs and the powerplay.” ”
India captains were also impressed with Krunal Pandya and Prithvi Krishna, who made their India ODI debut in the series with England.
“Prasidh and Krunal were impressive, but the most pleasing thing is the depth of our batting. Very exciting times ahead of us.”
Kohli said, “It has been a great season for us and we wanted to end on a high. The tour was sweet, winning every series.”
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Kohli also highlighted that it is not easy for players to play two-three months while living in the bio-bubble and scheduling needs to be focused on future tournaments.
Kohli concluded, “There is something that needs to be seen in these times … I am sure things will be discussed and things will change in the future.”
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