Feels good to have extra options to pick wickets, says Kohli

INDIA SKIPPER lavished praise on his side for beating the Kiwis by 53-runs in the opening T20 at Delhi. 

Kohli said that his team delivered a clinical performance after Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan combined to form an outstanding partnership. As reported by PTI, the prolific batsman said,

"Very clinical performance by the whole team. I thought the wicket was damp but Rohit (Sharma) and Shikhar (Dhawan) were outstanding. And with the ball as well, we were brilliant. The bowlers bowled where they should and the fielders backed it up."

When asked about the composition of the T20 playing XI, Kohli replied,

"In T20 cricket, you need to keep picking wickets to win games and it's always nice to have options. Using Hardik at 6 and Axar at 7 gave us those options. As a captain, you always need an extra option to pick wickets."

The 28-year-old also paid tribute to the retiring India paceman Ashish Nehra and said that it is commendable that the veteran seamer had a career that spanned 19 years. 

"To have played 19 years is very hard for a fast bowler. I know how professional he's been and how hard he's worked. He deserved this kind of a farewell with the crowd cheering him. He can now spend time with his family, he's got a beautiful family. We'll stay in touch but we'll miss him and I wish him all the best."
 

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