Indian skipper Virat Kohli has lashed out at the quality of balls bowled by the Indian bowlers in the first Test match.
England won the first Test match against India in Chennai by 227 runs. Indian batsmen gave a fight in both the innings but bowlers led down the entire morale of the team.
“It (wicket) was flat and slow. The quality of balls honestly wasn’t something that we were pleased to see because that has been the issue in the past as well. Just for the ball to get destroyed in 60 overs is not something that you experience as a Test side and it is not something any Test side could be prepared for. That was the reality of the first two days. But having said that, it is no excuse. England played better than us, they deserved it (to win),” said Kohli while speaking to the media after the match.
“If you talk about fast bowlers and Ashwin, they bowled consistently in good areas. The three of them. But I think if Washy (Washington Sundar) and Shahbaz (Nadeem) would have bowled those economic spells, the pressure created would have been more. The situation would have been different. The opposition would have scored 80-90 runs less,” said the Indian skipper.
Kohli also praised Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin took six wickets in the second innings which also helped the Indian team to get a chance in the game but later 420 run mark became a milestone for the Indian team.
