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ANI | Jun 10, 2019, 07:03 AM IST
1.The moment when Virat Kohli intervened to stop crowd heckling Smith
2.Kohli explains his action
There are many Indian fans here, I didn't want them to set a bad example because he (Smith) didn't do anything to be booed. I felt bad because if I was in a position where something happened and I had apologised, accepted and came back, still I get booed I wouldn't like it either," Kohli said.
Lauding his team for delivering a clinical performance against Australia, Kohli remarked, "We had to be at the top of our game. All three departments set the tone the way we wanted -- With the batting front, getting a very good opening partnership, I got runs and Hardik (Pandya) played outstandingly well. MS (Dhoni) played his role perfectly. KL (Rahul) struck the ball beautifully. "I think we played really good one day game today, something that any team would want to do," he added.
3.Kohli on semi-spot
The 30-year-old skipper said that his team has a "good bowling-line up" and said that there is "a lot of depth in the batting line-up."
"They (bowlers understand their strengths. You give them the ball in any situation and they know what to do. Holding wickets in hand is important and we batted in a balanced way. We are well equipped," Kohli said.
Heaping praises on Pandya for his stupendous batting performance, Kohli said that the team management has always backed him because of his game-changing abilities. "He knows he is batting really well. In the past, he sometimes tried too hard. What IPL has done for his batting is he believes that he can clear the boundary whenever he wants. He is timing the ball so well and he is not overhitting the ball," he said.
"He doesn't really care what tournament he is playing. He just wants to go out there and express himself. He should always stick to that strength. We are delighted to see him come back so strongly," Kohli added.
Asked whether India was on course of booking a place in the semifinals after notching up two consecutive wins, the Indian skipper said it was too early to speculate.
"In my opinion, it is too early to decide that. After six games, we will be in a better position to know where we stand in the tournament. We couldn't ask for a better start against two strong sides (Australia and South Africa)," he said.
4.Kohli on Dhawan's injury
Responding to a question on Shikhar Dhawan's injury, Kohli said, "I am not too sure at the moment. I just came out of the field. Patrick (Farhart) is in control of the situation and he will give an update by tomorrow."
Dhawan suffered a blow on his finger while attempting to play a short ball from Pat Cummins in the ninth over of the match. However, he continued batting after receiving medical attention and scored his 17th ODI ton.
Meanwhile, Australian skipper Aaron Finch congratulated India for their victory and praised him for assessing the conditions well.
"India bowled really well with the new ball. I thought if we had wickets in hand, we could potentially do some damage. We kept on losing wickets while matching up with the run rate. We were in a decent position and we lost wickets at key times," he said.
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