Centurion Virat Kohli admits century was needed to save place in squad
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 but he later admitted that he was under pressure to maintain his place in the side. Kohli’s matured knock of 118
enabled the Indians to chase down a target of 290 for the win against the Aussies to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Kohli said that his place in the side was in jeopardy after he had failed to get the runs in the last few games. In the last seven games, his highest score had been 37, and averaged only 16 in those seven
games.
Speaking at the press conference at the end of the game, he said, “Honestly, I was struggling to get runs. I had not scored in last six-seven matches. I was under pressure. I was not hitting in the gaps.”
Fortunately for him, the resting of Sachin Tendulkar, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 gave him another chance to make it to the line-up and the century came in at a good time. However, he was philosophical
of being selected in the team despite the failures.
He said, “"You try to learn from the mistakes. You tend to fail sometimes. This is part and parcel of the game. You do the basics right and train hard, it pays back. I didn't perform well in last two series.
I could not convert my scores into big knocks. There was a struggle for a place.”
Kohli had come into bat at the number three position after the early loss of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shikhar-Dhawan-c90019 and batted till the 44th over to guide the side to the win. Kohli was ably supported by Yuvraj Singh and Suresh
Raina, both of whom scored half centuries.
Kohli said that scoring a century while chasing felt really good. He said, “It was very satisfying and it gives you a lot of confidence when you score chasing under pressure. I will not say my place is cemented.
I have to keep performing well in few more chases.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Goa-c786 on Sunday.
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