Indian Batting Maestro Virat Kohli admitted that he has to be at the top of his game to take on high-quality opponents like mighty Australia in the World Test Championship final starting on Wednesday at Kennington, Oval. The 34-year-old is known for his tremendous energy on the field, as he plays the games with a lot of aggression.
Virat Kohli is expected to play a pivotal role against Australia in England. In the previous encounter against Australia, he played a fine knock of 186 in Ahmedabad in the final test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy before having a solid campaign in the IPL with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Speaking on Star Sports, Former Indian Skipper Virat Kohli opened up about the highly competitive encounter against Baggy Green, where he said that the World No.2 Test Cricket will come hard on the finals, which motivates him to top up his game to the next level and reckons that the Australia team would not have given them a second chance if they let them dominate the game at the start.
“The Australian team is such a competitive side that if you give them a small window, they will come hard at you. So my motivation increases that much more. I have to elevate my game for sure to beat this team, otherwise the amount of motivation and drive Australia have, they won’t even give us any chance to make a comeback. In order to defeat such a strong side, I had to take my game to the next level,” Virat Kohli told Star Sports.
The star batter made runs all around the globe and established himself as one of the modern-day greats. Virat Kohli will be the x-factor for the Indian team in the World Test Championship final against Australia. Only, the former Indian skipper in the Indian squad has scored more than 1000 runs in England and will be a crucial player for India in the final.
Decision-Making Becomes Very Very Crucial – Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli feels that the batters need to keep their balance right, as they can let the bowlers dominate them or be too aggressive against the opponents in those conditions, and reckons that decision-making would be crucial in the crunch moments of the game in England.
“You can’t get bogged down or be over-aggressive. Getting the balance right is the only way to score runs in such conditions. It also confuses the bowler. Decision-making becomes very very crucial,” Virat Kohli added.
The Star Indian batter Virat Kohli, alongside skipper Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Ajinkya Rahane is expected to play a vital role for India, as they carry ample amount of experience playing in the England conditions over the last few years.