The Indian captain admitted that being in one bio-bubble after another in the post-pandemic times adds to the stress of being a captain and always thinking about the team.
Kohli feels it will not take long for cricketers to start following the Ben Stokes path as the England all-rounder has now pulled out of the marquee series.
“These breaks are very important, for me too. To freshen up and come back. In any case, taking on captaincy and team responsibility can be stressful. Plus, if you’re trapped in a bubble for a long time, things can go wrong.” Even more difficult. These periodic breaks are very important,” Kohli said on the eve of the first Test against England.
The custodians of the game need to think seriously about the tough phase of the year as the Indian captain does not want a situation where the bubble ends without any quality cricketers due to fatigue.
“Because if your players don’t live to play, keep the quality Cricket will be difficult. As he (Stokes) has taken a break, there may be more players in the future, at some stage or the other, who may get tired of the bubble life,” said Kohli, who is also leading IPL Party Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Indian team got a 20-day break after the World Test Championship final, in which they lost to New Zealand. After the break, the team assembled in Durham, where they also played a three-day warm-up match before moving here for the first Test.
Kohli further said in the virtual pre-match press conference, “As a captain, I can say that subconsciously your mind is always working, you get used to planning the team on a daily basis, There is very little time left to switch off.” In the first test against England.
“From that point of view, the break was important. Also, you have seen Ben Stokes have taken a break, we have been working in a bubble for over a year and it is not easy,” said the India skipper.
Proud of Indian players doing well in Olympics: Captain
Captain Kohli also took the occasion to congratulate the Indian athletes who are performing well at present. Tokyo Olympics. India now has three solid medals with weightlifters Mirabai Chanu Winning Silver and Star Shuttle PV Sindhu Winning her second Olympic medal – bronze in women’s singles.
A third assured medal is the boxer lovlina borgohain They will meet in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
Kohli said, “When we were in Durham, we were all watching anxiously, at the breakfast arena, we had big screens and TVs, who were always running all the Olympic events and especially our athletes when they were performing. We were all watching anxiously,” Kohli said. .
“The whole country and all of us are very proud of all the medal winners and also the people who have gone so far in the competition, who might not have won medals, but you know who competed and gave their best, so we are Everyone is very proud of him as is everyone else in the country and we are watching and supporting him from here on,” said the aggressive right-handed batsman.
India is still in the race for medals in both men’s and women’s hockey events.
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