'I Will Call Him Legend From Today', Virat Kohli On R Ashwin As He Gets 400 Test Wickets

'I Will Call Him Legend From Today', Virat Kohli On R Ashwin (Image Credit- BCCI Twitter)

India skipper Virat Kohli lamented the quality of batting from India and England in the third Test that saw teams getting bowled out for low scores in the first three completed innings and the pink ball Test finishing inside two days at the reconstructed stadium at Motera.

"To be honest, I don't think the quality of batting was at all up to standard from both teams to be honest. They were bundled out and there was lack of application from both the sides. The ball was coming on nicely yesterday and the odd ball was turning and it was a good wicket to bat on in the first innings. The batting was below-par from both sides," said Kohli, who became India's most successful Test captain at home, surpassing MS Dhoni's record of 21 wins at home.

Kohli has led India in 29 home Tests, winning 22 while Dhoni won 21 of the 30 homes matches he led in.

Kohli added that most of the batsmen fell to straight balls or to those that didn't turn and that the wicket wasn't to blame.

"It was bizarre that out of 30 wickets, 21 were to straight balls. It was down to lapse in concentration or playing for turn and beating on the inside. Test cricket is all about it - this is a classic example of batsmen not applying themselves enough," he said.

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