9-0 is the evidence of the fact that our players are hungry to perform, says Kohli

INDIA SKIPPER Virat Kohli struck a striking half-century to help his side beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the one-off T20 and complete team India’s rout on the tour. 

The men in blue rode on Kohli and Manish Pandey’s 119-run second wicket partnership to chase 171 with four balls to spare. The visitors remained unbeaten in their nine matches against Sri Lanka as they won the Test and one-day series 3-0 and 5-0 respectively. Speaking about the performance, Kohli said that he was delighted to execute an unprecedented win. 

"Very special, it (whitewash across formats) hasn't been done before. Credit to all the hard work that the boys have put in over the past couple of months in all formats of the game."

Kohli further added that their win is evidence of the fact that his players are hungry to perform.

"That's evidence of the fact how hungry the players are in Indian cricket. The bench strength is coming through so beautifully ... results are amazing to see as a captain."

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