XtraTime Web Desk: Indian captain Virat Kohli today said that his team never stopped believing in their abilities even though a lot of people had given up on them after back-to-back defeat against England in the first two Test matches. The comprehensive 203-run win in the third Test kept India alive in the five-match series and Kohli was effusive in his praise of his players for believing in themselves.
“We were down 0-2 in the series and a lot of people have stopped believing in us. But we believed in ourselves and that is why it is 1-2 now after 0-2. All that matter was what we thought inside the change room. Anything on the outside did not really matter. We believe we can win the series,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“The victory was much-needed in the context of this series. We have been clinical in all departments and its is a victory for the entire dressing room. A complete Test win for us,” Kohli said.
Asked if he had exorcised the ghosts of his batting failure in 2014, he said, “I haven’t thought about the 2014 failures, but I am happy to have contributed to my team’s cause.”
As he does often these days, he once again dedicated his good show to his wife Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma.