Indore: Hailing India comprehensive 321-run win against New Zealand in the third Test match that gave India a clean 3-0 sweep in the series, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that he could not have asked for anything better.
“Absolutely, couldn't have asked for anything better. The bowlers have responded beautifully every time we've been in pressure. Someone has always put up their hand. And that's the difference, this team is up, we get wickets in bunches, we have that attitude and we do get the results,” said Kohli.
“We made it clear that the bowlers deserve to be in this position and it's time they express themselves. Don't hesitate in playing your shots. If you see Cheteshwar Pujara hitting a fast bowler back over his head, it is the best example of expressing yourself. This is a proper team series win. It wasn't just one individual. You can leave Ash (R Ashwin) aside. He is not to be mentioned in the XI. Ravindra Jadeja with the bat in the first game, Wriddhiman Saha in the second, Rohit Sharma with those crucial knocks. All of them have contributed. We have seen Ashwin’s numbers. We discuss his Man of the Series awards after every series. No. 6. No. 7... Credit to him, I wish him well,” added Kohli.
Meanwhile, new Zealand skipper kane Williamson said that they were outplayed in every area. “That's fair, we knew coming in, it was going to be tough. We wanted to show better cricket than we did, but full credit to India. They outplayed us in all areas and we have to weather these wounds,” said Williamson.
“I suppose in this match, we can look at a number of areas we didn't do too well. India from the start outplayed us, getting such a big total. And we knew it would be a tough task batting on this pitch last. They're No. 1 in the world, a fantastic effort. The beauty of it is that we have a young side, and being exposed against the best bowling attack in the world is that we can learn. It's a shame we haven't done so quickly enough. It's tough to swallow, but the opportunity to learn playing against some of the best bowlers in the world in these conditions is a big thing"
