India captain Virat Kohli on Monday clarified that the current team management is not looking at phasing out senior players Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane under pressure as individuals cannot be pressured to change on the basis of talks alone. .
While both the senior players have found some form with half-centuries in the lost second Test against South Africa, the prolonged inconsistency has given rise to the question whether it is being unfair to the likes of Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari. , who are forced to sit outside with decent performance.
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After Iyer scored a century on his home series debut against New Zealand and Vihari and an unbeaten 40 in the return Test in Johannesburg, Kohli was asked whether talks have begun on how to handle the transition phase and the captain ended it. Bud.
“Well, I can’t say clearly when we will talk about transition. The game itself changes in a way that leads to change. It cannot be forced by individuals,” Kohli said. Very succinctly put.
He came to the rescue of his senior teammates.
“If you look at the last Test, the way Jinx and Pujara batted in the second innings, that experience is definitely invaluable for us, especially in a series like this where we know these guys worked in the past Is.
He said, ‘These people last time we performed in Australia. In the last Test, he played important innings in critical conditions and that’s a big deal.”
The captain was of the view that conversations with individuals about the transition (no name taken) could be difficult and one should allow it to happen systematically.
“I think, transitions happen and they happen naturally. I think the conversation cannot be forced around infection.
“When change happens, everyone knows which direction the team is going, it’s a very natural progression and I think we should leave the transition to reveal itself and people in difficult or difficult situations.” I shouldn’t be forced,” he said.
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Admitting a mistake is the first sign of improvement, feels the Indian Test captain, who spoke at length about Rishabh Pant’s quick shot in the second innings at Johannesburg and put it in the context of the advice he received from his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rule of thumb for who became one.
“MS Dhoni, early in my career, gave me a great piece of advice. There should be a gap of at least seven to eight months between your first and second mistake and only then you can prolong your career.
Referring to Pant’s dismissal while trying to give charge to Kagiso Rabada in Johannesburg, Kohli said, “It has gotten into my system that I will not repeat the same mistake.”
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But he did mention that he and coach Rahul Dravid had some serious talks with Pant about that method of dismissal.
“We have interacted with Rishabh during practice. When a batsman plays a particular stroke, he is the first to know whether it was the right shot to play in that particular position,” the captain’s reply was quite clear as to how he was feeling.
“As long as someone accepts the responsibility, I think, then only you can make reasonable progress. We have all been out at some point in the crucial stages of a match in our careers.
“Sometimes because of pressure, sometimes because of our own fault and sometimes when a bowler shows quality skills. You need to understand what was thinking in that particular moment when you made a certain decision,” he explained.
“The more we learn to admit our mistakes, the better players we become. We improvise and make sure (mistakes) don’t happen again.”
He is confident that Pant will not repeat his mistakes and will count his chances.
“He will make sure that the next time in a critical situation, he will stand up and take the responsibility and give an impressive performance.”
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