Port of Spain: India captain Virat Kohli, who smashed two back to back centuries in the ODI series against West Indies, has expressed that he did not suffer from a fracture during the third and final ODI when he was hit by the ball on the thumb.
In the 27th over of India's run chase of 255 on Wednesday, Kohli was hit on the right thumb by a Kemar Roach bouncer. The 30-year-old was seen in pain but after being attended to by the physio, he continued batting to lead the Men in Blue to a series-clinching six-wicket win at the Queen's Park Oval.
At the post-match presentation ceremony, Kohli who was adjudged the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 114, said he "should be good" to play in the first Test of the two-match series starting on August 22.
"I don't think it's a fracture otherwise I wouldn't have continued (batting). It's just a split of the nail," Kohli said
Further at the post-match press conference, the India skipper said: "Luckily, it's not broken. When I got hit I thought it was worse than what it turned out to be. But it's not broken so I should be good for the first Test."
