Batting coach Rathour: Kohli in good mindspace

Virat Kohli celebrates his century v New Zealand. Pic/Satej Shinde; (right) Vikram Rathour

Virat Kohli understands his role in the team perfectly and does not require a lot of attention from the coaches, said India batting coach Vikram Rathour.

Kohli on Wednesday scaled unprecedented heights when he smacked his 50th ODI century and went past the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in terms of getting most tons in the format. Kohli scored 117 here at the Wankhede Stadium to fire India to a massive 397 for 4, the highest-ever total for any team in the history of World Cup semi-finals.

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"He [Kohli] understands his cricket and we just help him prepare," Rathour told the media here on Wednesday after India qualified for the World Cup final with a 70-run win over New Zealand.

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"If he needs to ask anything he comes and asks, otherwise we let him be. He knows what he has to do now, that he needs to get in the right mindspace and he is in a good mindspace. He bats the way he wants to," Rathour said.

"More importantly winning the semi-final and getting into the final, that was really good. Of course, Virat scoring his 50th hundred was really special. He keeps working really hard on his cricket and fitness. He is still really hungry to score more runs," he said.

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