Virat Kohli had “butterflies” in his stomach and felt “nervous” like a debutante when he walked out to bat in his 100th Test, but he is not bothered by the lack of hundreds as he feels he is good. are batting.
Kohli scored 45 and looked set before being bowled by Lasith Embuldeniya on the first day of India’s first Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday.
“I am preparing as usual. As long as I am batting well, I am not bothered. We are somehow crazy about milestones and materialistic achievements,” Kohli told media persons if he wanted to rethink his process as the big runs have dried up.
“It felt like I was making my debut. I had butterflies in my stomach, felt very nervous,” he said.
However, he admitted that he needed to change his start.
“Obviously disappointed because I got off to a good start. I was batting well. Obviously you feel disappointed as a batsman. The effort is always to make sure to play big innings for the team and put the team in a strong position.”
One of the pertinent points he raised was that in the post-Covid-19 world, when one needs to do it, there is little time left for curriculum correction.
“It’s not an easy environment to step away from the game and work on things that you need to fix,” Kohli said.
“Playing for so long in three formats and IPL has been tough. Proud of how I have handled my physique, my body.”
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