Kohli: 'Rohit's 161 defining moment in India coming back in the series'
"Our bench strength has been as strong as it has ever been. That's a great sign for Indian cricket"
Virat Kohli on Rohit Sharma's 161 in the second Test: "It is definitely one of his best Test knocks, if not the best" • BCCI
"Ashwin has obviously been a banker for us in the past six-seven years in Test cricket. His numbers speak volumes of what he has done in the last few years.
"The comeback pleased me the most. The first game was a bit of an aberration in the way that we play as a team - that was just a hiccup. England outplayed us. The toss became very crucial because of the way the pitch played on the first two days; I don't think the bowlers were in the contest at all.
"Our bench strength has been as strong as it has ever been. That's a great sign for Indian cricket. The idea was exactly this: to have youngsters who come in and perform with fearlessness, take the situations on so that when the transition happens eventually it is not difficult for Indian cricket and the standard does not fall below what we have set in the last few years.
"You obviously are happy when you are winning so many series but there are always things to improve. Like, after the first game in Chennai, we had to pick up our body language. We spoke about the fact that nothing is a given whether you are playing at home or away because every team at international level is a quality side and we need to be at our A game to be able to beat them. And that is exactly what our mindset is. I know in the future as well we'll have hiccups, we'll have a few things that will be a concern, but we will have to keep ironing them out and that's been the hallmark of our team."