Indian captain Virat Kohli said on Tuesday that batting conditions in England are the most difficult, emphasising the importance of remaining focused throughout the length of the innings, given the moving ball.
When batting in England, Kohli says it’s important to swallow one’s ego and that a batsman is never set in the Old Blighty. Kohl has struggled to get going in the current Test series, failing to break the 50-run barrier even once in two games.
When batting in England, Kohli says it’s important to swallow one’s ego and that a batsman is never set in the Old Blighty. Kohl has struggled to get going in the current Test series, failing to break the 50-run barrier even once in two games.
Kohli, on the other hand, has a strong record in England, having dominated the England attack in 2018. In four Tests, he scored 593 runs at an average of 59.30 and hit two hundreds and three fifties. Kohl returned to form in England after a disappointing personal tour in 2014, during which he struggled to put bat to ball.
“In England, you can never say, “Now you’re set” (on pitch). You must keep your ego in your pocket. The conditions are not the same as in other places where you can reach 30-40 degrees and know you can pick balls for your shots “Kohli made the remarks on the eve of the third Test in Headingley.
“In England, if you’re not patient, you can get out at any time, no matter how experienced you are or how many runs you’ve had under your belt.” “You need good decision making because, in my opinion, conditions in England are the toughest in the world,” he said.
None of the current Indian team members have played at Headingley, where England has had some memorable performances, including the Ashes Test in 2018, in which Ben Stokes played a blinder to rescue victory from the jaws of defeat. Kohli stated that it makes no difference to him or his teammates if they have yet to play a Test at the venue.
“Look, I’m not the type of person who places a high value on things that are visible to us. “It’s just a Test match against England that needs to be played at any stadium, anywhere in the world,” he says. “So we just need to do what we need to do as a team.” We are completely unconcerned about what has occurred here. “All of our energies are focused on what we want to accomplish as a team over the next five days,” he explained.
Kohli made no mention of the fact that his team now has a chance to win a historic series in England. India won by an innings the last time they played at Headingley.
“I don’t think about history very often.” All that matters to us as a team is making better decisions wherever we play. We don’t keep remembering something or running after something. We know what our processes are, and we stick to them.
“Nothing is guaranteed by history.” If you haven’t won somewhere, it doesn’t mean you won’t win there, and if you have, it doesn’t mean you can’t lose there.
“It all depends on your current state of mind.” “It appears that you are hearing all of those things, but you must concentrate on the present,” he said.
