SA beat IND: There is “no running away” from India’s batting collapses every now and then, captain Virat Kohli said on Friday after his team squandered a 1-0 lead and a golden opportunity to script a maiden Test series win in South Africa. Follow Insidesport.IN For more updates
Besides the batters’ failures, Kohli listed inconsistency, lack of application, lapse in concentration and their inability to seize the crunch moments as reasons for the team’s loss in the three-match rubber. The hosts prevailed 2-1.
SA beat IND: Virat Kohli admits batting department biggest letdown as final frontier remains unconquered
“The batting has to be looked into, no running away from that. Having collapses every now and then not a good thing,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony after South Africa emerged winners by seven wickets in the series-deciding third Test here.
“No excuses there. It’s really disappointing for sure. We know how far we’ve come as a team. That people expect us to beat South Africa in South Africa is testimony to how far we’ve come. We haven’t done it, that’s the reality, accept it and come back as better cricketers.”
India won the series-opener in Centurion by 113 runs but surprisingly caved in against an inexperienced South African team in the remaining two matches, with their batters letting them down on more than one occasion.
SA beat IND: Virat Kohli admits batting department biggest letdown as final frontier remains unconquered
Kohli though gave credit to his opponents for the manner in which they staged the turnaround, a day after losing his cool over a DRS decision.
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