Kohli praises Chahar brothers for outstanding bowling performance

India skipper Virat Kohli heaped praise on Chahar brothers for their brilliant bowling display, terming Rahul outstanding with the new ball and Deepak for some fine swing bowling, as India beat West Indies in the third T20 to complete 3-0 whitewash.

Seamer Deepak Chahar bowled a magnificent opening spell and ended with figures of 3 for 4 from 3 overs, which went a long way in restricting the West Indies to a manageable 146 for 6, while Rahul, playing his first game, chipped in with one for 27.

"We wanted to try a couple of guys. We gave both the Chahar brothers a go in this game. It was Rahul's first game and Deepak's come back. Playing for the first time, I think he (Rahul) was outstanding with the new ball.

"Pitch didn't have much, there was a bit cloud cover but kind of swing he (Deepak) got early and got those three wickets really set West Indies back and they could not get to a big total," said Kohli at the post match press conference.

Kohli also applauded Bhuvneshwar Kumar, describing him as a "skillful bowler" but said it was Deepak's performance that had impressed him a lot.

"I think it was his (Bhuvneshwar's) execution that pushed them back. Bhuvi is always been professional, a very skillful bowler. But I was definitely impressed with Deepak and how he bowled even with Rahul how he came back in the third over and got a wicket. I think it was a really good day for us as a fielding team, as a bowling unit and Deepak started it all for us," said the 30-year-old.

Chasing a target of 147 on a slowish deck, Kohli anchored the innings to perfection with 59 off 45 balls while young Rishabh Pant was brilliant during his unbeaten 65 off 42 balls. India achieved the target in 19.1 overs.

On his own innings, Kohli said: "I don't think I need to prove myself with the bat or anything like that. I just want to do my job for the team. I don't play for my own performance. It is just about getting the team across the line whether I score 20, 30, 40, 50, or whatever. I have been playing like that for 11 years so nothing new for me and no pressure at all."