India batting stalwart Virat Kohli on Sunday said he’s backing a counterattacking approach early in his innings rather than waiting for the game to drift after his fluent 91-ball 93 laid the foundation for India’s four-wicket win against New Zealand in the first ODI here.
Kohli was adjudged the Player of the Match for his masterly knock which set up India’s successful chase of a stiff 301-run target.
“Honestly, if we were batting first today, I would have probably gone harder. Because there was a total on the board, I had to buckle down and play the situation. But I was feeling like I wanted to hit more boundaries,” he said after the match.
Kohli said his mindset at No. 3 has evolved, with a greater emphasis on putting the opposition under pressure immediately after a wicket.
“The basic idea is I batted at number three, so if the situation is a bit tricky, I backed myself to counter-attack now rather than just trying to play the situation in,” he said.
“Because some ball has your​India batting stalwart Virat Kohli on Sunday said he’s backing a counterattacking approach early in his innings rather than waiting for the game to drift after his fluent 91-ball 93 laid the foundation for India’s four-wicket win against New Zealand in the first ODI here.
Kohli was adjudged the Player of the Match for his masterly knock which set up India’s successful chase of a stiff 301-run target.
“Honestly, if we were batting first today, I would have probably gone harder. Because there was a total on the board, I had to buckle down and play the situation. But I was feeling like I wanted to hit more boundaries,” he said after the match.
Kohli said his mindset at No. 3 has evolved, with a greater emphasis on putting the opposition under pressure immediately after a wicket.
“The basic idea is I batted at number three, so if the situation is a bit tricky, I backed myself to counter-attack now rather than just trying to play the situation in,” he said.
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