As Virat Kohli yet again scored a century in India’s victory, the young skipper was ecstatic at beginning the Zimbabwe tour in tremendous fashion.
“It’s always good to kick off a tour with a win and personally I was happy with the way I played. The ball was moving around a bit early on and it was all about percentage cricket, rotating the strike and then playing your shots at the end,” Kohli, man-of-the-match, said.
The young skipper credited his bowlers for setting up the easy chase and said he was happy to see debutant Ambati Rayudu perform.
“Our bowlers did a very good job up front. The new ball was doing quite a bit in the morning and with two new balls you can’t count any team out,” he said.
Rayudu, who played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, seemed a satisfied man after spending a sleepless night before making his India debut.
“It’s been a long wait for me. When I came to know about my debut, I couldn’t sleep last night. I was totally blank. My only aim today was to go out there and enjoy myself. I decided that I will play each ball on its merit. It was great to play with Virat who is the best batsman in ODI cricket. My job was to play alongside him,” he said.