Virat Kohli has no regret that he missed out on scoring yet another hundred. The chase master looked set to get his 52nd ODI century. He had completed 8,000 runs in the second innings a little while ago. From what everyone has seen Kohli do, he would go on to score a century and end unbeaten.
Victory over milestone for Virat Kohli
That didn’t happen. Kohli fell 16 runs short and departed when 40 runs were still needed for India to reach the ICC Champions Trophy. But like mentioned above, Kohli doesn’t care. He’s broken so many records that milestones don’t matter to him; all he wants is to see India win.
“I’m never focused on those things—when you don’t think of those milestones, they happen along the way. For me, it’s about taking pride in the team. If the hundred comes, good; if not, there’s a happy dressing room when you win. For me, these things do not matter anymore,” Kohli said after getting the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
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How Kohli went about the chase
The former Indian captain also explained his process about how he went about the chase. How he paces them, what his target was, and how he didn’t care if the rate went up to 6. Kohli wanted to keep six wickets in hand and then chase the total down with around 10 overs left.
“Pretty similar to the other day against Pakistan. Just about understanding the conditions and rotating strike, because partnerships are the most important thing. My effort on both days was to do so; when I got out, the plan was to get 20 more and try to finish it off in a couple of overs. Usually, I follow the template, but sometimes you can’t execute it how you want to. The pitch tells me how to play out the innings,” he added.
“I was happy knocking ones around. As a batsman, when you start taking pride in hitting those singles into the gaps, that’s when you know you are batting well and settle the nerves down a little bit. That was the most pleasing factor today and against Pakistan. This game is all about pressure; if you go deep into the innings with wickets in hand, the opposition gives in. The game becomes easier. It’s important to control your impulses; for me, it’s important to know the number of overs and runs left. Even if the gap is 25-30 and it comes to six an over, I’m not bothered, as long as we have 6 wickets in hand,” Kohli concluded.
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