IND vs ENG | Virat Kohli reveals how Anushka Sharma, AB de Villiers’ recommendation helped him rating unbeaten 73

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After incurring back-to-back geese for the primary time in his illustrious worldwide profession, Indin skipper Virat Kohli scripted a powerful comeback to attain an unbeaten 73 within the second T20I in opposition to England on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as hosts levelled the five-match collection 1-1 with a seven-wicket win. 
Following the knock, scored in 49 balls and laced with 5 boundaries and three sixes, Kohli revealed how spouse Anushka Sharma and IPL teammate AB de Villiers’ recommendation helped him rating his twenty sixth T20I half-century. 

“I had to shift the focus back to the basics of the game and I always take pride in doing the job for the team. Just kept my eyes on the ball and my wife is here and she keeps telling me a lot of things of what I need to do. We have a great management that keeps us in the right space. And also I had a special chat with ABD before the start of the game and he just told me to watch the ball. That’s exactly what I did,” mentioned Kohli within the post-match presentation. 

After proscribing England to 164 for six, India faltered initially shedding opener KL Rahul for a duck earlier than a 94-run stand between Kohli and Ishan Kishan revived the hosts and put them on brink of a win. 
Kishan scored 32-ball 56 comprising 5 boundaries and 4 sixes to turn out to be the second Indian to attain a half-century on T20I debut after Ajinkya Rahane’s 61 in opposition to England in 2011 in Manchester. 
India have now levelled the collection 1-1 in opposition to England, who gained the opener by eight wickets on the similar venue.