‘We Don’t Play for the Rankings, We Play to Win,’ Says Virat Kohli

India won the Kolkata Test match by 178 runs against New Zealand and clinch three-match series 2-0.
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India’s test captain Virat Kohli during the press conference. (Photo: IANS)
India’s test captain Virat Kohli during the press conference. (Photo: IANS)
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Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli heaped praise on Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja after India won the second Test of the series by 178 runs against New Zealand at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. With the win, India clinched the 3-match series and also leapfrogged Pakistan into the number one spot in the ICC Tests Rankings.

The 27-year-old also spoke about India’s good form since a year and how rankings doesn’t matter to him.

India will now face New Zealand for the third Test match of the series in Indore starting 8 October.

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Published: 03 Oct 2016,11:29 PM IST

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