India decimated Bangladesh by nine wickets in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston on Thursday to set up title clash against Pakistan.<\/p>\n
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The defending champions chased down the 265-run target in 40.1 overs as the Bangladesh bowlers were sent on a leather hunt by the all-star Indian batting line-up. Though Bangladesh were going great guns at one stage with 154\/2 after 28 overs, they lost the plot in the middle overs. Indian skipper Virat Kohli took a gamble to bring in Kedar Jadhav to bowl which worked well. Jadhav gave India the breakthrough in his second over itself which helped the defending champions peg Bangladesh back.<\/p>\n
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Kohli, during the post match press-conference, credited former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the decision to bring in the off-spinner at the crucial juncture. Kohli said that the game-changing decision was jointly taken by him and Dhoni. Jadhav dismissed set batsmen Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim after their 121-run stand to get India back on track in the match.<\/p>\n
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“Yeah, when moves like this pay off, I won`t take the whole credit. Obviously, I asked MS, as well, and we both decided that Kedar is a good option at the moment, and he bowled really well. Credit to him.<\/p>\n
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“Kedar doesn`t bowl much in the nets, but he is a smart cricketer. He knows where the batsmen get troubled, and if you can think like a batter when you are bowling, it`s obviously a bit of an advantage to any bowler. So I think that today he executed plans perfectly.”<\/p>\n
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Kohli was effusive in his praise for his new ball bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.<\/p>\n
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“Well, they were outstanding. Especially, the last two games they have been terrific initially and in the later stages, as well, their wicket-taking ability is something that the opposition is aware of.<\/p>\n
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“So they are always careful going hard against these two guys, and yeah, their length after the Sri Lanka game has been impeccable. It`s been consistent, line close to the batsmen, always there with an opportunity to get a wicket, as I mentioned.<\/p>\n
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“Even in conditions which are not offering too much, bowling such lines that we can produce wicket-taking opportunities,” said Kohli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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