India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said winning the Twenty20 International series against Australia without established players like Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah meant a great deal to him.
Hardik Pandya struck an unbeaten 22-ball 42 to take India home with six wickets in hands in the high-scoring second T20 International and help the visitors take a 2-0 unassailable lead in the series.
“We’ve played as a team in T20 cricket. The fact that we don’t have Rohit and Bumrah, our established white ball players, and still doing well makes me happy and I am very proud of this team,” Kohli said after the win.
While Rohit has missed the series because of a hamstring injury he suffered during this year’s IPL, Bumrah has been rested from the T20 matches keeping in mind the upcoming four-Test series against Australia.
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