I told Bumrah just bowl what comes naturally to you: Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli had asked Jasprit Bumrah to trust his instincts during the dramatic final over of the second T20I against England on Sunday. The Indian skipper hailed the spinners for the tight middle overs and Ashish Nehra and Bumrah for the manner they handled the death overs despite the dew.
After the final ball of the penultimate over went for a six, it appeared like India’s hopes of grabbing a win had disappeared in Nagpur. However, Bumrah produced a fantastic final over, in which he conceded just two runs and took two wickets to keep India alive in the three-match T20I series.
"It's important to have belief. It was a case of us executing well initially. You don't want to let the momentum slip away in the middle overs, especially with the series on the line. But the way the spinners bowled in the middle, and then the effort of Nehra and Bumrah with dew was outstanding," Kohli said at the post-match news conference.
"Nehra knew exactly what he wanted to do, Bumrah was asking me every ball what I thought he should do. I told him 'just bowl what comes naturally to you.'"
Kohli also applauded KL Rahul’s fantastic 71 which helped the hosts post a respectable 144. "I played for a bit on that wicket, shot-making was difficult. As soon as I got out, Rahul knew he had to play long. He has all the shots in the book. Good reflexes, hand-eye coordination,” Kohli said.
England captain Eoin Morgan also praised Bumrah’s final over. "We didn't start the final over well. The wicket was tough, but fair play, he (Bumrah) produced a match-winning over. I thought we bowled really well to back up our previous performance with the ball, but with the last two games, we've been right on the money,” he said.
"In the chase, we never let it get too far away from us. (Joe) Root, (Ben) Stokes played outstandingly well. It's unbelievably disappointing to lose, but we still have a chance to win the series in Bangalore."
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