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virat kohli: India vs England: Mark Wood walked up to Virat Kohli to praise his six | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: England pace bowler Mark Wood said on Wednesday that he reached out to Virat Kohli, acknowledging one of his sixes, after the India skipper hammered him for 16 runs in an over during the third T20 international here.
After Wood had wreaked havoc in his first three overs, Kohli took him apart in his fourth and final over. The India captain hit two sixes and a four in those six balls. The first six was something that caught Wood’s eye.
Kohli walked across the stumps and anticipating the line and length, he got into a position to pull Wood in front of square.

“Good players are allowed to do that. I said to him at the end ‘that first ball you hit for six was a hell of a shot’. He got in, took his time and went at the end. He is a fantastic player we try to get out early. This time we didn’t but we were still pleased with the score we kept them to,” said Wood on Wednesday.
“I bowled what I wanted to do and he just played good shots,” added Wood.
Despite Kohli’s 77 not out, England managed to restrict India to 156 in their 20 overs and then easily chased the total, winning by eight wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
The fourth T20I will be played on Thursday.

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Jos Buttler: India vs England: Jos Buttler is a world-class player, says Eoin Morgan | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: While heaping lavish praise on Jos Buttler, England captain Eoin Morgan on Tuesday said that the wicketkeeper-batsman is a world-class player, a great leader within the group, and a personal friend.
Buttler scored an unbeaten match-winning knock of 83 off just 52 balls (5x4s, 4x6s) as England successfully chased India’s 156 for six to win the third T20 international here on Tuesday. (SCORECARD)
England finished with 158 for two in 18.2 overs to win by eight wickets for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

“Jos is a world-class player and he has averaged upwards of 50 and striking at 150 at the top. There’s very little you have to say to Jos. He’s been in incredible form and he’s a great leader within our group,” Morgan said after the win.
Before the match, Buttler presented Morgan a cap to mark the captain’s 100th T20 international — an emotional moment for the milestone man.
“It nearly got me to tears. He’s a great friend of mine and our families are close. His words warmed my heart and I’m very grateful for that,” said Morgan.
In the team huddle before the start of the match, Buttler was seen addressing the group, and that is what Morgan was probably referring to.

Morgan admitted that he was surprised to see the ‘carry’ provided by the pitch.
“When you look at conditions tonight, Adil (Rashid) started well and when the pacers came on, the carry that we saw was a bit of a surprise for us. I thought the first half of our bowling was exceptional. The wicket stayed similar throughout all the games, and if you lose early wickets at the top, that raises a question. It’s just a dynamic of T20 cricket,” he observed.
The fourth and penultimate match of the series will be played on Thursday.



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India vs England: India vs England: England bowlers’ pace, accuracy made it difficult for us, says Virat Kohli | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: On a day when he single-handedly took on the England bowling with courage and skill, making an unbeaten 77 off 46 balls, skipper Virat Kohli attributed England’s superior pace bowling as the reason for India’s loss that saw the hosts go 1-2 down in the series.
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“It was a bit difficult to bat against the new ball. The pitch was tacky and the bowlers were getting a bit of assistance. The England bowlers had pace and were hitting good areas. They attacked the right lines and lengths and with their pace, they became more potent. They were brilliant with the new ball and made our lives difficult,” said Kohli after the match.
India were reduced to 24 for three in the first six overs, following which the recovery, primarily powered by Kohli innings, wasn’t good enough.

The 32-year-old India No. 3 batsman had made an unbeaten 73 in the second T20I to help his team win. This time, his 77 not out came in a losing cause.
“If that (his innings) helps the team, then for sure (I am happy with my innings). You don’t want to play knocks that don’t help the team. The key was partnerships and we had one little partnership. It was important for me to bat deep. The case was to get set and try to get a decent total,” added Kohli.
India had a poor start losing KL Rahul early. The right-handed batsman was dismissed for a duck for the second successive time. He had made just one in the first match.

Kohli, however, defended him saying that he needs to be given a long run.
“I was going through a lean patch two games ago. He (Rahul) has been a champion player and he will continue to be one of our main batters along with Rohit (Sharma) at the top of the order. T20 is an instinctive game. It’s a matter of five-six balls in this format,” added Kohli.

The talismanic India batsman said that India lacked intensity.
“We lacked intensity in the second half — in our body language in the second innings.”

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kl rahul: India vs England: Three failures don’t change the fact that KL Rahul is our best T20 batsman, says Vikram Rathour | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: Three cheap dismissals can’t change the fact that KL Rahul is India’s “best T20 batsman” who needs to be supported during this rough phase, batting coach Vikram Rathour echoed skipper Virat Kohli’s sentiments after team’s eight wicket defeat against England in the third T20I on Tuesday.
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Rahul has had scores of 1, 0 and 0; and a part of it could be attributed to no game-time since the end of T20I series in Australia early December.
“Anybody can have a lean phase and KL has been our best batsman in T20 format. He is averaging 40 plus with a strike rate of 145, and three failures doesn’t change the fact that he is the best batsman we have in this format,” Rathour said after the match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

“This is the time when we need to support him and I am absolutely sure he will come back out of the lean phase,” the batting coach spoke in the same vein as Kohli did at the presentation ceremony.
However, Rathour did agree that rustiness could be a reason and all it would take is one good shot to get back into the groove.
“I agree they do tend to get rusty when they are sitting out, but only thing we can do is to provide them practice. They are having a lot of net sessions and even on middle (centre strips),” he said.

“That’s all they can do and we can just hope that one innings or one shot, and they will be back in form, people like KL Rahul,” he added.
India have now lost two games batting first and according to the former Test opener, the pitches on offer during the last three matches have been tricky.
“It is a difficult surface to assess what will be a good score, and the bounce makes it tricky when you start batting. The ball stops and we saw some variable bounce. So you can’t assess how many runs will be a good score,” Rathour said.
“Every game we have played on different surfaces and as a team it is tough. We have had three games now and next game, hopefully, we can do better if we bat first.”

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