India captain Virat Kohli was at his best in the third T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday (March 16). He may have started the innings a little slow, but the finish was of top-class from the modern great.

England fast bowler Mark Wood, who picked up 3/31, might have ended with better figures had Kohli not accelerated in his last over. Wood had conceded only 14 runs before the India captain hit him for a couple of sixes and a four in his fourth over.

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The first six of those three boundaries is what awe-struck Wood. He had a chat with Kohli in the end and praised the shot. It was a pull from the Indian skipper in front of square off a delivery which was bowled at 147 kmph.

"Good players are allowed to do that. I said to him at the end 'that first ball you hit for six was a hell of a shot'. He got in, took his time, and went at the end. He is a fantastic player we try to get out early. This time we didn't but we were still pleased with the score we kept them to," said Wood on Wednesday.

"I bowled what I wanted to do and he just played good shots," added Wood.

Kohli scored unbeaten 77 runs to take India's score to 156 in 20 overs. But it wasn't enough as England chased it down in 18.2 overs with 8 wickets in hand. They are currently 2-1 up in the series. 

(With IANS Inputs)