Nagpur: Captain Virat Kohli Tuesday struck his 40th ODI hundred to play a major role in India’s 8-run victory over Australia in the second ODI here but he sought to downplay his achievement and instead lauded his team-mates for the win.
“It felt good (to get to 40 ODI hundreds) but it is just a number. It feels good to win games for India,” Kohli said after the match. Kohli hit 116 from 120 balls to guide India to 250 all out from 48.2 overs after being put into bat. Chasing 251 for a win, Australia were bowled out for 242 in 49.3 overs.
“When I walk in to bat, when the situation gets difficult, I have no choice but to put my head down and bat through the innings,” Kohli added.
Pacer Vijay Shankar scalped the last two Australian batsmen in the final over in which the visitors needed to score 11 runs for a win.
Handing the ball to Shankar at the make-or-break situation was a bold decision by Kohli. (PTI)
