Nottingham: Indian team captain Virat Kohli can easily take an aggressive stand while batting but the Indian skipper feels that the presence of a player playing big shots like Hardik Pandya gives him a chance to play the role of a helper at times. It is at least when Kohli's last overs remain at the crease even after his ball-and-run margin is not high.

It was a complete contest

In a World Cup match against Australia, he had a 77-ball 82-run knock that included four fours and two sixes, the sources reported. In the last overs, Kohli was happy to race another two runs apart from two sixes over Mitchell Starc while Pandya was batting aggressively from the other end. Pandya scored a 25-ball 48.

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With this, Kohli, when asked if he was thinking about the aggressive batting, said, "When I completed the half-century, it took care of me in my mind. I spoke to Pandya and he said, "I don't need to take risks.

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