Vizag: Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front, scoring 167 in the first innings and an unbeaten 81 in the second innings, that played a major role in India’s 246-run win over England in the second Test match of the five-match series that helped the hosts take a 1-0 lead going into the third Test at Mohali.

Terming the Vizag ground for him, Kohli, who was also the Man-of-the-Match said, “It's been a lucky ground for me and it remains a special ground, similar feel I get at Adelaide. You want to play exciting cricket because so many people come to watch. They help you through tough situations. We wanted to make sure we batted five sessions, get 450+ which is what we did. Then the bowlers were always on top. Scoreboard pressure really counts. There wasn't much happening in the wicket, but the batsmen succumbed.”

“The biggest positives are how the fast bowlers bowled and Jayant's debut. Those contributions are always priceless and it speaks volumes of his character. I'm really happy for him. For a young guy to come in and tell me the field he wants, it shows he knows what he is doing. I knew the batsmen were uncomfortable. It was lovely to have five bowlers who can pick up wickets. We've been playing some really good cricket. We don't want to be complacent but don't want to be desperate either. We respect England,” said the Indian skipper.

Meanwhile, England skipper Alastair Cook said: “It wasn't a great moment to fight so hard. So it was disappointing to get out at the end. I think we saw the first day was easiest to bat, then you can see it became harder. It was a good toss to win, no doubt. From losing those five wickets on day two - you have to score first-innings runs. But from that moment we showed a lot of character and fight. We made India work very hard. We played some good cricket at stages in these first two games. We need to win a couple of games to get ourselves back in the series.”