WI vs IND 2019: Virat Kohli Reveals the Reason Behind the Selection of Hanuma Vihari

The Indian cricket team have won the second and final Test against West Indies by 257 runs. Middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari made the stage of India’s win, scoring a century in the first innings and a half-century in the second. As a result, captain?Virat Kohli has been impressed with his temperament and batting. Vihari is undoubtedly the find of the West Indies Test series as he finished the series as the highest run-getter with 289 runs.

“Hanuma was the stand-out batsman in this game. According to the surface, it was a top class innings from him. He is someone who is sure of his game and it shows. The dressing room feels calm when he’s batting. That’s a quality he possesses naturally,” Virat Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

“He (Hanuma) is willing to improve. He accepts and corrects his mistakes and plays with a lot of heart. Always up to do anything for the team. It’s a very young career so far but he’s shown why he’s been backed and selected in this team,” Kohli further said.

The captain was happy the way India registered the win.

“It was pretty comprehensive again. Played really good cricket over four days. Getting result in manner that you want is crucial. We were in some tricky situations. Took a lot of character from the boys collectively,” Kohli added.

Kohli, however, made a record by winning the 28th Test as captain. He applauded the bowling unit, which has played the key role in the win.

“It’s a by-product of the quality team we have here (becoming the most successful Indian captain). If we didn’t have the bowlers we have, these results wouldn’t have been possible. If you see these guys running in – Shami’s spell today, Bumrah after having a small niggle, Ishant bowling his heart out, Jadeja bowling a long spell. Captaincy is just a C in front of your name. It’s the collective effort that matters,” expressed the captain.

However, West Indies bowlers bowled well, despite their batting failure. Kohli praised their pace attack as top-class and said they are as good as any top team in the world cricket.

“West Indies would know the areas they need to improve on. From bowling point of view, they were outstanding. Jason (Holder) and Kemar (Roach) were the standout bowlers. Their bowling attack with the red ball here is as lethal as anyone. If they get enough runs on the board, they’ll be a very dangerous opposition in Test cricket,” Kohli concluded.