Virat Kohli: Indian captain Virat Kohli said his team did not have enough courage in bats, balls, and body language as they lost to New Zealand.
Highlights
- India were not brave enough against New Zealand, said Virat Kohli
- New Zealand beat India by eight wickets in the T20 World Cup on Sunday
- This was India’s second successive loss in the tournament
Indian captain Virat Kohli said his team wasn’t brave enough with bats, balls, and body language when they defeated an eight-wicket strike against New Zealand at risk of leaving the T20 group stage on Sunday.
The cup India lost 8 wickets to the clinical New Zealand team.
They beat their opponents in all divisions of the game, just seven days after beating the blue men received from Pakistan with 10 wickets.
“I don’t think we were brave enough with rackets and balls.
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Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“We were not brave enough with our body language.”
“We didn’t have much to defend but we weren’t brave when we walked out to field.”
Asked about the weight of expectations on the team, Kohli said, “When you play for the Indian cricket team you have a lot of expectations — not just from fans, but players as well.
“So there’s always going to be more pressure with our games and we’ve embraced it over the years. Everyone who plays for India has to embrace it. And when you cope together as a team you overcome it and we haven’t done it these two games.
India was limited to subpar 110 with seven people after players such as Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, and Mitchell Santner shared the ball and loot and were sent to strike.
Even if Kori resigns as T20 captain after the tournament is over, the defeat will again question Kori’s leadership.
“Just because you’re the Indian team and there are expectations doesn’t mean you start playing differently. I think we’re fine, there’s a lot of cricket left to play,” Kohli added, referring to the three remaining group games that the team must win to stay in contention.
India will end the league phase of the T20 Showpiece with Afghanistan on 3 November, Scotland on 5 November, and Namibia on 8 November.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson led the team in a light chase and was undefeated when he won 33 streaks. Opener Darryl Mitchell scored the top score with 35ball49.
“The balance of our attack has two spinners in it. I think the collective unit was impressive, the way they kept passing the baton. We saw some very good signs in our first match as well and we built on that.
“Look you play against such strong teams all the time, for us it’s about playing our game. Ish is an outstanding T20 bowler, white-ball bowler in particular. He’s been a big part and played. In a number of competitions, and in these conditions spin will play a part.”
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