India on Thursday beat England by 10 wickets in the third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad with skipper Virat Kohli calling it a bizarre game. 

Thursday’s win has given India a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.  Kohli said, “I have never experienced this before. A bizarre game which got over in two days.” 

Talking about the pacers, Kohli said, “Bumrah said I am getting work load management while playing. Ishant said I am playing my 100th game and still don’t get to bowl.”

According to several fans on social media, both the teams displayed poor performances with the bat, however, Kohli feels that a lack of application from the batsmen led to the early finish. 

Kohli said, “We were 100 for 3 and then got bowled out for less than 150. It was just the odd ball turning and it was a good wicket to bat in the first innings. It was bizarre that 21 of the 30 wickets fell to straight balls, Test cricket is about trusting your defence. Lack of application ensured it was a quick finish.”

Lauding Axar Patel, one of the heroes of the the third Test who picked up 11 wickets, Kohli said, “I don’t know what is it with Gujarat and producing so many left arm spinners. You just cannot sweep to Axar but you can’t also keep on defending as he will just keep on bowling to you.”