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Virat Kohli said his cover drive puts him in a ‘catch-22’ but helps control the game. He scored a century against Pakistan, leading India to victory, focusing on minimizing risk.
Virat Kohli also holds the record for most centuries in ODIs. (AP Photo)
India Virat Kohli has admitted that his iconic cover drive puts him in a ‘catch-22’ situation, putting him in a precarious position but also helping him control the game when he goes well.
The batting icon had a stellar performance against arch-rivals, Pakistan where he scored an iconic century to lead India to a win by six wickets. He got to his century with an epic cover drive to get to the milestone.
“It’s a ‘catch-22’. I mean, it’s (cover drive) kind of been my weakness as well over the years, but I’ve scored a lot of runs on that shot,” Kohli said in a video posted by BCCI.
“I think today was just about backing my shots and I think the first couple of boundaries I got were cover drives on the rise, so I really had to just let it go a little bit and take a bit of risk and follow through with my shots.
“Because when I hit that kind of shot, then I feel in control when I bat out there. So, it was a good innings for me personally and it was a great team win,” he added.
Kohli also acknowledged that having fans that support both teams certainly helped make the fixture even more lively than usual.
“The occasion is a bit more lively when you play against Pakistan, especially in this region because you have an equal number of fans from both countries, yeah, it was a great day for us as a team and for me personally as well.”
He also talked about how he now focuses on playing with minimal risk putting his team in a winning position and also being there to finish the game off as well.
“One thing that I’ve always thought of batting at three is to minimise risk and make sure that I put my team in a winning position and if you have a chance to finish off the game in a chase, obviously, that’s much better and I always preferred that kind of a situation.
“My role over the years has remained the same, whatever the demand of the game, I put my head down and try to do that,” he added.
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