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India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli praises Navdeep Saini after impressive debut
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Saturday praised young paceman Navdeep Saini for impressive outing in the debut match against West Indies. Here is what he said
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Saturday praised young Navdeep Saini after an impressive show in his debut match against West Indies. Kohli expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance especially with bowling unit as India posted a comprehensive win to start the series on a winning note.
“Our bowling and fielding was right up there. The pitch wasn't great to be honest, but they couldn't have done much with all the rain around and the covers being on for three odd days,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation.
“They did a good job to get the game started but the bowlers were on top throughout.”
Commenting on Saini’s performance, the 30-year-old said he is quite quick and can earn himself a name,
“He (Saini) is from Delhi. He is a raw talent, he has raw pace. He is one of those bowlers who can bowl 150 clicks and there are hardly any who bowl at that pace and he is fit.
“He is someone who can build a name for himself and he is hungry as well. Hopefully he builds on from here.”
As India lost 6 wickets while chasing paltry 95 runs, Kohli remarked that he would have liked to win it more dominatingly,
“We would have liked to chase this four down maximum, that's how this pitch was. It was tough to get your shots away with the old ball. We just want to contribute as a team in the second game.” He said.
