Virat Kohli on Friday said the onus was only on him to bat through the innings in the absence of AB de Villiers and the RCB skipper lived up to the expectations with a 58-ball 100 for his first century of IPL 2019. De Villiers was under the weather before the start of the game and Kohli decided to rest him. "It was important to bat along when AB is not here, as a senior player. I think the way Stoinis bowled those two-three dot balls, it was very crucial," Kohli said of Stoinis penultimate over. Talking about his innings, Kohli said: "It was difficult to put away the length balls away.

Source: dna April 20, 2019 03:33 UTC