NAGPUR: Aggression has been the hallmark of his batting and India captain Virat Kohli feels his teammates will need to adopt a an identical way to produce results in their gruelling excursion of South Africa up forward.
Kohli used to be at his aggressive absolute best within the just-concluded 2nd Test towards Sri Lanka as he smashed a strokeful 213 off 267 balls to help India amass a huge first innings overall.
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Kohli's knock and centuries from Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma ensured that India had ample time of their hands to bowl Sri Lanka out for an enormous innings and 239 runs win within the Test.
"I just wanted to bat the way I bat. Get into good positions and rotate strike and score quickly so our bowlers have time to bowl the opposition out," Kohli stated at the post-match presentation rite on Monday.
"We will want that (manner) out of the country so I used to be looking at doing that.
"I always wanted to better myself in scoring giant hundreds for the straightforward reason why that the crew benefits. When you lose concentration after a hundred, perhaps two wickets can fall briefly. A collection batsman can play shots more straightforward than a new batsman so I started pondering in that approach and my health helps me bat for longer classes," he added.
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Pujara has been a constant performer for India in Test suits, nevertheless it used to be heartening to peer the go back of Vijay and Rohit, either one of whom smashed lots to present Kohli a happy variety headache for the impending suits.
"Pujara we know, he is been very constant. Vijay used to be playing after some time, he is taking pride in playing Test cricket. I realize it harm him to be out and he got here back in point of fact well.
"Rohit as well, making a strong case for himself in the future. He will always be there when we speak about combinations. We have a lot of Test cricket coming up," stated Kohli, who used to be effusive in his reward for the trio.
The Indian skipper also had phrases of appreciation for his bowling unit, especially the pacers.
"Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) has played a lot of cricket for India in the last few months. Ishant (Sharma), (Mohammad) Shami and Umesh (Yadav) did not play so much. But they bowled a lot of overs in first-class cricket and they always say that's important for rhythm," Kohli stated.
"Even on this pitch, they were excellent. Although the spinners did a good job for us, Ishant was the standout bowler."
Kohli, who used to be adjudged man-of-the-match for his record breaking double ton, reiterated that with out a time in hand, the crew is taking the ongoing sequence towards Sri Lanka as a preparation for the excursion of South Africa.
"We would like to think we want to prepare for South Africa. That's why we asked for pitches with help for the fast bowlers. This one (Nagpur) deteriorated by the second day. But Kolkata was the ideal wicket," he stated regarding the trip beginning December 27.
"There's not enough time in between to prepare so we have to use the time we have now for a big tour coming up."
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal used to be at a loss of phrases when requested to analyse his crew's shoddy performance within the match.
Chandimal blamed his batsmen and stated they need to post giant totals in first innings with a view to stand an opportunity towards a crew like India.
"It was a good toss to win. Unfortunately, we were outplayed from the first day of the game. Our batting unit let us down again. You have to score at least 350 plus against India to win or even stay in it for five days," Chandimal stated.
"Before we came here, we had a gameplan. Then we said to the guys, if you get a start, you have to bat long. But they scored only 50-60 runs and got out. It's unfortunate but I'm sure they will learn."
Chandimal stated seniors gamers like Angelo Mathews must step up and set example for the younger guys.
"Angelo is the one who is the most senior guy in the line-up. And if he is not scoring, our team goes down. As senior players you need to stand up and perform so the youngsters can follow. I'm sure he will stand up and make it count again," the visiting captain stated.
Kohli used to be at his aggressive absolute best within the just-concluded 2nd Test towards Sri Lanka as he smashed a strokeful 213 off 267 balls to help India amass a huge first innings overall.
ALSO READ: India cruise to innings win over Sri Lanka
Kohli's knock and centuries from Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma ensured that India had ample time of their hands to bowl Sri Lanka out for an enormous innings and 239 runs win within the Test.
"I just wanted to bat the way I bat. Get into good positions and rotate strike and score quickly so our bowlers have time to bowl the opposition out," Kohli stated at the post-match presentation rite on Monday.
"We will want that (manner) out of the country so I used to be looking at doing that.
"I always wanted to better myself in scoring giant hundreds for the straightforward reason why that the crew benefits. When you lose concentration after a hundred, perhaps two wickets can fall briefly. A collection batsman can play shots more straightforward than a new batsman so I started pondering in that approach and my health helps me bat for longer classes," he added.
ALSO READ: Ashwin becomes quickest to 300 Test wickets
Pujara has been a constant performer for India in Test suits, nevertheless it used to be heartening to peer the go back of Vijay and Rohit, either one of whom smashed lots to present Kohli a happy variety headache for the impending suits.
"Pujara we know, he is been very constant. Vijay used to be playing after some time, he is taking pride in playing Test cricket. I realize it harm him to be out and he got here back in point of fact well.
"Rohit as well, making a strong case for himself in the future. He will always be there when we speak about combinations. We have a lot of Test cricket coming up," stated Kohli, who used to be effusive in his reward for the trio.
The Indian skipper also had phrases of appreciation for his bowling unit, especially the pacers.
"Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) has played a lot of cricket for India in the last few months. Ishant (Sharma), (Mohammad) Shami and Umesh (Yadav) did not play so much. But they bowled a lot of overs in first-class cricket and they always say that's important for rhythm," Kohli stated.
"Even on this pitch, they were excellent. Although the spinners did a good job for us, Ishant was the standout bowler."
Kohli, who used to be adjudged man-of-the-match for his record breaking double ton, reiterated that with out a time in hand, the crew is taking the ongoing sequence towards Sri Lanka as a preparation for the excursion of South Africa.
"We would like to think we want to prepare for South Africa. That's why we asked for pitches with help for the fast bowlers. This one (Nagpur) deteriorated by the second day. But Kolkata was the ideal wicket," he stated regarding the trip beginning December 27.
"There's not enough time in between to prepare so we have to use the time we have now for a big tour coming up."
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal used to be at a loss of phrases when requested to analyse his crew's shoddy performance within the match.
Chandimal blamed his batsmen and stated they need to post giant totals in first innings with a view to stand an opportunity towards a crew like India.
"It was a good toss to win. Unfortunately, we were outplayed from the first day of the game. Our batting unit let us down again. You have to score at least 350 plus against India to win or even stay in it for five days," Chandimal stated.
"Before we came here, we had a gameplan. Then we said to the guys, if you get a start, you have to bat long. But they scored only 50-60 runs and got out. It's unfortunate but I'm sure they will learn."
Chandimal stated seniors gamers like Angelo Mathews must step up and set example for the younger guys.
"Angelo is the one who is the most senior guy in the line-up. And if he is not scoring, our team goes down. As senior players you need to stand up and perform so the youngsters can follow. I'm sure he will stand up and make it count again," the visiting captain stated.
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