WT20: Skipper MS Dhoni kept me calm, says Virat Kohli

Mohali Batting superstar Virat Kohli feared that India were virtually out of the ICC World T20 after the first 10 overs of their chase against Australia and has no idea how he and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni managed to achieve the seemingly imposing targetAlso ReadAngry Virat Kohli lashes out at trolls for targetting Anushka SharmaIndiarsquos Virat Kohli raises his bat as skipper MS Dhoni is all set to head to the pavilion after beating Australia in the ICC World T20 game at Mohali on Sunday PicAFPIt virtually felt like you are out of the tournament at the end of 10 overs To pull the game back after that along with MS Dhoni mdash I donrsquot know how we did it Even out there in the middle I didnrsquot know how this was happening I am just grateful that I was able to do it for the team Kohli told bccitv after scripting Indiarsquos memorable win on SundayAlso ReadIan Chappell Virat Kohlis placement of shots is better than Brian LaraHe spoke about how emotional he became once Dhoni hit the winning boundary It was a pretty emotional feeling when I saw Dhoni hitting the winning runs I donrsquot really know what to say That is the reason you play the sport That is the feeling that you crave as a sportsperson It is such a wonderful moment for your team To see your teammates celebrate and get happy is a wonderful feeling added KohliAlso Read SteveSmith salutes Kohli terms his knock unbelievableBy his own admission he has never played an innings in a situation where 39 were needed in last three oversI have never played an innings like that where we needed 39 off three overs and I have been able to pull it off with MS Dhoni batting at the other end Kohli said after his masterclass that took India into the semifinalsAlso ReadCalmer Kohli should not lose his aggression says DhoniFaulkner targettedKohli said that he had decided to target James Faulkner in the 18th over The thoughts the preplanning for the boundary just kept coming to me in my mind I knew a hundred per cent that I had to target Faulkner I thought three overs and 39 runs and one over has to be a big one at least close to 15 runs We got bigger 19 than that I think just before the 16th over I thought if we donrsquot get too many boundaries we might be struggling in the end because the pitch was not as flat The best part about having Dhoni at the other end is that he pushed for the twos I think what really helped was him Dhoni running those twos The opposition panicked a bit because of that They were unsettled because they knew we could run the runs as well and get 12 off one over without taking a risk I think that is when the bowlers started thinking too much Kohli saidThanks skipCredit to MS Dhoni He kept me calm and kept telling me mdash lsquopick your areas these many runs are left in these many ballsrsquo He didnrsquot want me to get carried away or over excited He just kept telling me what are the areas I could pick and that just gave me assurance Kohli said If I was going to go towards covers he would give me assurance again and I became confident I think that is where communication and partnership helpKohli said that it is for the cricket lovers to decide where to put this Indian chase in the pecking order I donrsquot know where I would put this chase It is up to the people to decide that I enjoy playing every innings for my country Hopefully they think this is one of the better chases the Indian team has pulled off Not just me it is an effort by everyone I scored 82 I didnrsquot score all the runs in the game Others have contributed as well so credit goes to them also