Chahar came forward more adept Bhuvneshwar Kumar Chasing 276 runs in the batting order, India lost their six wickets for 160 runs. In the end, the duo shared an unbeaten 84-run partnership to help India win by three wickets.
“There can’t be a better way to win matches for the country. Rahul sir told me to play all the balls. I’ve played a few innings with India A (when Dravid was the coach) and I think they have faith in me .
“He told me he thinks I’m good enough to be No. 7 (but he batted at 8. He has faith in me. Hopefully I don’t have to bat in the coming matches. When we’re under 50) Come then that is when I believed we could win. Earlier it was ball by ball. I took some risks after that,” Chahar said in the post-match presentation.
Prior to this game, his highest score in international cricket was 12.
“It was hot there, we did well there. Got two wickets. We managed to restrict them to 270 (actually 275). It was a good score on this wicket.
Talking about his mindset in between, he said, “There was only one thing running through my mind: this kind of innings I’ve been dreaming of. There can’t be a better way to win matches for the country.”
India had won the first ODI but had to put in more effort on Tuesday.
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan He said that this is a good lesson for the youth of the team.
“We were confident of chasing it, but we didn’t start well. It was a good lesson for them. In matches like these we are going to learn a lot as a team and they will learn that in games like these. How to handle.
“Everyone showed character. Chances were slim but we knew he (Chahar) was batting well in the nets. His presence of mind, his calculation – he didn’t pick up the legspinner (Hasranga) in the last four overs because at the time he was lethal was.
“I felt the way Sri Lanka planned their innings, batting and bowling – they brought the spinner in early – and the way they fielded it was good to watch and learn. They worked very hard but glad that We are on the winning side, said Dhawan.
Sri Lanka lost the game from a winning position and captain Dasun Shanaka understood.
“I am really proud of how the boys played. They worked hard to get the win. Really tough game, credit to the Indian players, especially Deepak who took the game away from us.
“I think we got off to a really good start today. We lost wickets in the middle period. I think the only thing we shouldn’t be doing in the next match is to give them easy wickets. We have to bat well till the last powerplay,” he said. needed.”
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