Former captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that India faced defeat in the ODI series against New Zealand due to not getting a good start. He said that the team’s batsmen should learn from Virat Kohli to properly carry the innings while chasing a difficult target. India had to face defeat by New Zealand by 41 runs in the third and final ODI played in Indore. In this way he lost the ODI series against New Zealand for the first time on home ground. Among India’s leading batsmen, only Kohli was able to perform well. He scored 124 runs on 108 balls. Gavaskar said in a program of Geostar, ‘Things became difficult for India due to Virat Kohli not getting full support. Kohli got very little support. The real problem for India in this series has been not getting off to a good start. It is also said that a good start means half the work is done.
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He said, ‘India never had a good start and one of the main reasons for their defeat was that they were not able to chase a big score. Half of India’s batsmen were back in the pavilion till 159 runs, which was a serious blow to the team’s chances of victory. Gavaskar said, ‘When you lose a player who is in great form like KL Rahul and you have Nitish Kumar Reddy, who had not shown his potential before this inning of 53 runs, and then There is Harshit Rana, with whom you can never be completely sure how he will perform so reaching the target becomes a big challenge. India had to face exactly this situation.
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The former batsman praised Kohli for trying till the end and asked others to emulate his mentality and consistency. He said, ‘His specialty is that he is not bound by any image. Many batsmen and bowlers care about how people think of them and feel that they have to live up to their potential. Virat is not like that.
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Gavaskar said, ‘He (Kohli) is completely dedicated to his work and that work is to score runs. Sometimes this means playing it safe and then playing it loose. Sometimes this means adopting an aggressive approach early or rotating the strike depending on the circumstances. Kohli doesn’t think about how he is expected to play. His temperament is most important, he said. He doesn’t think that ‘I am expected to hit a six’. He plays according to the situation. He never gives up. He tried till the end. The youth should take this lesson from them that they should not be bound by any kind of image and play as per the situation. By doing this you will become a more successful and consistently performing player.
