Provides balance to team: Virat Kohli praises Hardik Pandya’s bowling, says happy to have him back

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played excellent knocks as they led India to the third ODI victory making it an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Virat Kohli is now the only Indian captain to win back-to-back ODI series in Australia and New Zealand.

In the post-match conference, Kohli spoke about how happy is with Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Hardik Pandya.

He said, “The fact that we have won 3 games is an outstanding achievement, it’s great if you see bowlers, Shami running in, Bhuvi bowling good areas. Hardik was good today as well & overall I’m very pleased how the three games have gone. Everybody is playing very well”.

When asked about Pandya’s return, he said, “Good to have him back. He put his head down and focused on what he needed to do, you can tell from the way he bowled. He is someone who will make an important contribution overall. He is someone who provides a lot of balance to the team”.

The Indian skipper had earlier stressed the importance of Pandya in the ODI side. He said the all-rounder was needed in order to get the ideal bowling combination for the World Cup.