By Virat Kohli may have scored the winning runs for India, but the result couldn’t have been possible had it not been for Ishan Kishan’s blazing half-century for debut. Kishan played a fearless innings, even when he saw his opening partner KL Rahul depart in the first innings of India’s chase. Kohli and Kishan batted to put on a 94-run stand, and formed the bedrock of India’s chase on which their comprehensive seven-wicket against England to level the series.
“Special mention to Ishan, the way he batted,” Kohli said. “Changed the game completely. We were one down for nothing. I tried to do what I could, but then he totally took the game away from the opposition. Kept following his instinct. Quality batting on debut.”
