Kohli docked for beaching IPL code of conduct
As the KKR team celebrated the prized scalp, Kohli went up to the umpire to review the call as he felt it was a waist-high no-ball.
Suresh Raina has returned to the Indian national cricket squad after a break of one year. Raina has been included in the on-going three-match T20I series against South Africa.
While talking about his comeback, Raina said, he would like to use this opportunity to make his comeback in ODI ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) 2019 World Cup.
Suresh Raina said, “It is important to win a trophy first and important to go out there as a team. If you see the top order, they are all batting well. When you come to the middle order, MS (Dhoni) is there and Manish (Pandey) is also doing a good job.”
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“So we will see where I can fit in. There are a lot of matches coming up now. Winning games is more important than being which format I am playing or not. Every game is very important for me right now.”
Before this, the 31-year-old last played for India in a T20 International against England on February 1, 2017. He had made an impressive 63 off 45 balls but did not feature in subsequent T20I series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia.
Raina has said that the first six overs are really important in the team’s plans in T20 Internationals and they will look to go aggressive once again in the third match against South Africa here on Saturday.
The series stands level at 1-1 with India looking to finish the tour on a high.
“It is important (to attack). Virat (Kohli) showed that faith in me. In the last two games, we have dominated in the first six overs. It is very important to play well in the first six overs.”
While talking about World Cup, Raina said, it is one long road the team have to cover.
“I think it is a long road to the World Cup from here on. First, we have the tri-series in Sri Lanka, then we have the IPL, so we need to keep fresh, keep winning and doing the right processes.”
“Closer to the World Cup we will be able to tell where we are going. It is important to stay in present and look to win each and every game,” he added.
-With PTI inputs
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