Guyana: While Rohit Sharma-led Team India has not out a foot wrong in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli’s form has been a big worry. Ahead of the much-awaited T20 WC final versus South Africa, India coach Rahul Dravid reckons Kohli will score a big one. Claiming that he does not want to jinx anything, Dravid went on to lavish praise on Kohli’s intent.
Rahul Dravid after the 68-run win over England in the semi-final said: “Virat Kohli sets the example for the team. He is showing great intent from the first ball. I love his mindset. I am not jinxing but I think something big is coming up in the Final (smiles)”.
Meanwhile, Kohli’s woes with the bat continued as he could only score nine off nine balls.
Following the 68-run win against England in Guyana on Thursday, Rohit Sharma was asked about Kohli’s form at the post-match presentation. Hailing Kohli as a quality player, Rohit said Kohli would fire in the final.
“He’s a quality player. Any player can go through that. We do understand his class and his importance in all these big games. Form is never a problem because when you’ve played cricket for 15 years, it isn’t a problem. He is looking good, the intent is there. He’s probably saving for the finals,” Rohit told Michael Atherton in the post-match interview.
Batting first, India rode on knocks from Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav to post 171/7 in 20 overs. In reply, England succumbed to the spin-twins of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel as the duo shared six wickets between them. In the end, England were all out for 103 in 16.4 overs.
