On Tuesday, Kohli scored his 45th ODI century and 73rd in international cricket. During India’s first ODI match against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, the batter set the record.
Due to the fact that cricket was preventing him from performing in the manner that he desired, Kohli acknowledged that frustration had set in while he was in a slump.
However, in my case, frustration began to creep in when it dropped a little. I wanted to play the same way, and people expect me to play the same way, so I have to play this way. I should play this way. However, I was unable to play that way in cricket. For me, it was a different time. Because of this, my game was very far away from where I was. In a BCCI video, Kohli told Suryakumar Yadav, Because my desires and attachments had completely taken over.
Kohli went on to say that it was when he realized he had to be himself and not lie to himself that he could not avoid being himself.
That’s when I realized I couldn’t be anywhere else. I must be honest with myself. I must accept that I am the worst player around, even when I am weak and playing poorly. I cannot deny it. Because I was in denial, I was experiencing a lot of anger, becoming very irritable, and being very snappy in my own space, which was not good at all. I thought it was unfair to those around me. My loved ones, Anushka. To keep seeing you in that space is unfair to those who constantly stand by and support you. I had to accept responsibility and keep things in perspective, the former captain of India continued.
Kohli said, Well, I said this in the post-match presentation as well, praising Suryakumar’s hit. Sometimes you get different looks from other people. Now, people believe that Surya will perform when he goes out to play. Maintaining that pace is a very demanding process. When you play cricket well, your form is good, and everything flows well, which can happen at times.
The star batter claimed that at the time, his ambitions and attachments had taken precedence, and that his game was extremely far away.
I started enjoying practice after that, when I came back relaxed for the Asia Cup. I got back to enjoying training. which has always been how I have played cricket. What I will say is that, rather than pushing more and more, always take two steps back whenever you feel a little bit of desperation. because then you’ll start to lose things, Kohli said.
The 45th ODI ton by Virat is his 20th on home soil. He broke Sachin Tendulkar’s world record for most centuries in his home country with this score. In home conditions, both batters now have 20 hundred each. Sachin was able to accomplish this in 160 innings, while Virat only needed 99.
Virat also beat Sachin’s record for the most ODI hundreds by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka. Sachin has eight centuries against the island nation, while he has nine against Sri Lanka. Additionally, Virat has eight ODI tons against Australia and nine against the West Indies.
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