LONDON: India's top-order may fail to fireplace below overcast conditions in England and the batsmen down the order must be struggle ready to bail out the team during the ICC World Cup beginning next week, said skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday.
Electing to bat in the warm-up sport towards New Zealand, India suffered an early collapse in moderately bowling-friendly conditions on the Oval before being bowled out for 179 in 39.2 overs. Ravindra Jadeja's 54 off 50 balls and Hardik Pandya's 37-ball 30 were the one really extensive scores.
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Kohli admitted his aspect couldn't execute their plans.
"Didn't go to plan. Good challenge up front though. We can expect that in some places in England when conditions are overcast. From 50 for 4 to get to 180 was a good effort," Kohli said after New Zealand overhauled the 180-run target in 37.1 overs to hand India a six-wicket defeat in the first warm-up fit of the World Cup.
"In a tournament like the World Cup, the top order can go off sometimes, so Hardik getting runs, MS (Dhoni) absorbing pressure and Jadeja's fifty, those were good positives."
Talking about India's bowling effort, Kohli said: "We bowled well -- they were going at 4, 4.5 per over -- and looking at that in isolation we did well. Fielders are going to play a crucial role, half chances will be massive. We'll have to be precise in all three departments."
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was once proud of the hassle of his seamers and he plans to use the spinners more in the second one warm-up fit.
"With the new ball, there was a little bit of seam movement, not too much swing. We didn't get too much from the spinners but hopefully we can get them some work in the second warm-up game," he said.
"It was quicker in the first innings than the second innings, it got slower later on."
Williamson said his team was once trying to be versatile of their batting unit.
"Henry (Nicholls) can bat on the top and in the middle. And with Tom's (Latham) finger being injured, we needed to have (Colin) Munro up there to provide us choices. We are trying to be versatile as we know Munro can also be destructive.
"Facing a high quality aspect like India and scoring some runs is all the time good," he said.
Electing to bat in the warm-up sport towards New Zealand, India suffered an early collapse in moderately bowling-friendly conditions on the Oval before being bowled out for 179 in 39.2 overs. Ravindra Jadeja's 54 off 50 balls and Hardik Pandya's 37-ball 30 were the one really extensive scores.
Scorecard | ICC World Cup Full Schedule
Kohli admitted his aspect couldn't execute their plans.
"Didn't go to plan. Good challenge up front though. We can expect that in some places in England when conditions are overcast. From 50 for 4 to get to 180 was a good effort," Kohli said after New Zealand overhauled the 180-run target in 37.1 overs to hand India a six-wicket defeat in the first warm-up fit of the World Cup.
"In a tournament like the World Cup, the top order can go off sometimes, so Hardik getting runs, MS (Dhoni) absorbing pressure and Jadeja's fifty, those were good positives."
Talking about India's bowling effort, Kohli said: "We bowled well -- they were going at 4, 4.5 per over -- and looking at that in isolation we did well. Fielders are going to play a crucial role, half chances will be massive. We'll have to be precise in all three departments."
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was once proud of the hassle of his seamers and he plans to use the spinners more in the second one warm-up fit.
"With the new ball, there was a little bit of seam movement, not too much swing. We didn't get too much from the spinners but hopefully we can get them some work in the second warm-up game," he said.
"It was quicker in the first innings than the second innings, it got slower later on."
Williamson said his team was once trying to be versatile of their batting unit.
"Henry (Nicholls) can bat on the top and in the middle. And with Tom's (Latham) finger being injured, we needed to have (Colin) Munro up there to provide us choices. We are trying to be versatile as we know Munro can also be destructive.
"Facing a high quality aspect like India and scoring some runs is all the time good," he said.
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