Not having to shift gears, said Kohli, was a relief and this was due to Pandya’s electric cameo. For Kohli, Pandya’s successful IPL for winners Mumbai Indians – he scored 402 runs at a strike-rate of 191.42 – was a big factor in the allrounder’s belief. He began by clattering Nathan Coulter-Nile past square leg for four, then hit sixes off Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa. What this innings from Pandya did was let Kohli take a backseat, as he revealed, and showed what the allrounder brings to India’s lineup. “Honestly, he doesn’t really care what tournament he’s playing.

Source: dna June 10, 2019 03:11 UTC