Virat Kohli believes that the tough times the Indian team have gone through in South Africa will help build character and better cricketers in the long run
Virat Kohli Pic: AP/PTI
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Virat Kohli believes that the tough times the Indian team have gone through in South Africa will help build character and better cricketers in the long run. "We have looked at the positives from the first two games as well, not many times on overseas tours we have picked 40 wickets in two Test matches. So, I think that's a big boost for us. If the bowlers can continue doing their job, and as I said before the series that whichever side bats better wins the series, and that's been the case so far. But it's never a bad time to start anything," said Kohli.
'Change things, boys'
"It's a chance for everyone to step up in times that have not gone our way and to change things around for us. That will build character, that will build individuals and that will build personalities. That can be a milestone for guys going to forward if they can step up in this game and be the difference for us in this Test match. So, it's never a bad time to start." Kohli also did not quite echo his coach's views on the need to arrive earlier and get acclimatised to conditions.
Need to be responsible
"I think responsibility isn't just one-sided, I think it's a collective responsibility of every one and those aspects are and have been a point of consideration for a while. "I don't feel that we didn't feel prepared. I won't sit here and point that out after losing a Test series," said Kohli. "It was our errors, our mistakes of not capitalising on situations that led us to the result being 2-0 so far," he added.
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