This win has been sweet, we're looking forward to the IPL: Virat Kohli

On Sunday, Team India hailed victorious in the third and final One-Day International against England and completed a 3-peat over the visitors. Virat Kohli captained Team India for the 200th time, and the win secured his place as the captain with the second-most wins after 200 matches.

• 128 - wins in 200th matches with a win percentage of 64

• 156 - just behind Ricky Ponting who had more wins than Kohli in 200 matches

• 60 - of those wins have come in 88 matches on home soil

Speaking at the post-match presentation, Virat Kohli praised his teammates for not giving up until the last minute, which helped them win the match and also the series.

“When the top-two battle each other, we'll get exciting games. No one will throw in the towel, and Sam played a really good innings to keep them in the hunt. However, our bowlers picked up wickets, and it moved from us finishing it off to them getting over the line before Hardik and Nattu pulled it back.” 

Kohli expressed his disappointment on Team India’s fielding errors 

“It's most disappointing for the guy who drops the catch, but as much as you get disappointed, catches get put down and sometimes they cost you. There's no lack of intent, and our body language was outstanding. Eventually, we got over the line.” 

The 32-year-old was pleased with the performances of debutants Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya in the series.

“Prasidh and Krunal were impressive but death overs batting was extremely good, despite the early wickets, and if the top three can get a hundred, then we can get 370s and 380s later.”

As a good series comes to an end, the focus shifts to the IPL

“This win has been sweet because it's against the top team in the world, and we're looking forward to the IPL. It's been an amazing season, series, and this was a great way to finish it off. Scheduling needs to be looked at in future, since playing in bubbles will be difficult, and everyone can't have the same mental capacity all the time, but I'm looking forward to the IPL for now."