India vs England: We showed character in tight situations, says Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli today praised his teammates for showing character in tight situations in the sevenwicket win in the third and final T20 International to clinch the series 21 here Kohli lauded the effort of his bowlers to come back at the back end and restrict England to a subpar score while praising Hardik Pandya and centurion Rohit Sharma for their efforts with the batThe comeback from the bowlers was outstanding At one stage we thought theyd end up getting 225230 But the character they showed thats something were very proud of Just hit our areas better I guess Kohli said at the post match presentation ceremony We have the qualities to bowl wickettaking deliveries as well 2530 runs in this format can be massive he addedTalking about the run chase Kohli said Hardik Pandya is a really good allround cricketer Hes confident with his skills with bat and ball The way he came back after his first over is what you want to see as a captain It was difficult for the bowlers We enjoyed ourselves as batsmen I dont like to look at hindsight and say we could have added another bowler Guys came up with the good Were gonna continue and try different things You saw the kind of energy and attitude we had on the field Its a great way to start the tourMan of the match and series Rohit Sharma said he assessed the conditions first before going for the big strokes Thats the style of my play Assessing conditions was important at the start of the innings Once we see off the new ball we always knew wicket was a good one with short boundaries Held my shape well I like to be calm not to panic too much he saidI know once youre there you can make it up later Always important to try and assess the bowlers as well With four fielders insidetheres always that option to take chances said Rohit who hit 100 not out off 56 balls About Pandya he said Pandya has done that for few years now More often than not he will play such innings in the back end The way he bowled gave him confidence Hes a fearless individual Thats what the team wants him to doEngland captain Eoin Morgan said his team faltered in execution It was a tremendous start with the bat Roy and Buttler prove a dominant force at the top but we didnt do their platform justice Normally its one of the best parts of our game On a small ground on a flat wicket were expected to score more than that Difficult to defend on grounds like this Its more the conditions he saidTeams like Pakistan India they have a big following and were used to it Hopefully we can learn as we go along This series has had three different tests for us Its exciting Trent Bridge has been a good ground for us The last couple of times weve lost the toss there weve been able to get a resultAlso Read India Vs England Rohit Sharmas Century Helps India Clinch SeriesCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever