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    "title": "Our bowlers forced Australia to be 35-40 runs short, says Kohli",
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    "excerpt": "Indore, Sep 24 - India skipper Virat Kohli felt that his bowlers delivered at the cruch time towards the late overs of Australian innings to give them a crucial advantage as the hosts won the third One-Day International (ODI) by five",
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    "editor1": "<p>Indore, Sep 24 -&nbsp;India skipper Virat Kohli felt that his bowlers delivered at the cruch time towards the late overs of Australian innings to give them a crucial advantage as the hosts won the third One-Day International (ODI) by five wickets here on Sunday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndian bowlers struggled for the better part of the innings, thanks to opening batsman Aaron Finch&#39;s 124 and Steve Smith&#39;s 63 but they fought back later to not allow Australia get a big score. Australia scored 293 for six in 50 overs.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nLeft-arm wrist spinner (chinaman) Kuldeep Yadav ended the 154-run second-wicket partnership between Finch and Smith by removing the former in the fifth delivery of the 38th over, with the scoreboard at 224\/2. Four overs later, Smith danced down the track to hit Kuldeep to the hands of Jasprit Bumrah in the 42nd over -- much to the relief of the Indian camp.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThen, India pulled things under control and picked wickets at regular intervals to peg back the visitors.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nChahal dismissed Glenn Maxwell (5) after the right-handed batsman advanced outside the crease only to miss the wide ball before being stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nLater, pacer Bumrah removed Travis Head (4) and Peter Handscomb (3) to ensure that Australia struggled in scoring quick runs.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;They batted really well, but we knew that if we get two, three wickets, we could pull it back. I was thinking this was a 330-wicket. The bowlers stood up when we wanted them to,&quot; Kohli said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I felt they were 35-40 runs short. That gave us a lot of confidence. To give away 90-odd runs in the last 16 overs was a very good job,&quot; the captain added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;(In batting) Rohit (Sharma) and (Ajinkya) Rahane were very good and then Hardik Pandya, only he can do what he does when he bats like that.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRohit (71), Rahane (70), Hardik (78) and Manish Pandey (36 not out) contributed handsomely with the bat as India won with 2.1 overs to spare.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe spin pair of Kuldeep and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who had tormented the visitors in the first two ODIs, also came under pressure from Smith and<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Finch but the slow bowlers managed to pick crucial wickets.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Wrist spinners need to be backed. They possess the ability to pick up wickets. If they go for 15-20 runs extra and pick couple of wickets, I won&#39;t mind -- it is very good in ODI cricket,&quot; Kohli said, backing the young spinners.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWith the win at the Holkar Stadium, India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nKohli hinted that he may give opportunities to the players who were not picked in the first three ODIs.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;We may give opportunities for people from now, but all 15 guys know that we got to be ruthless once we step onto the field. I know it won&#39;t happen every single day, but at least that mindset is there, which is great to see,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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