In the Virat Kohli Kanpur draw: We tried everything we could as a team

There has been a lot of talk about settling for a draw in India’s first outing, despite putting New Zealand on the mat. Deputy captain Ajinkya Rahane was criticized for not declaring his entry a little earlier, but a section of the cricket brotherhood believed it lacked intent.

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli watched the events on TV as he decided to take a short break and believes he did everything the team could do under Rahane’s command. “I watched the game and I think we tried everything we could as a team. Everyone has different ways of looking at things, I would probably answer if I was in that situation, but I wasn’t in that situation, I know the team tried everything they could and Jinks (Rahane) always brought it up. create great ideas with a strategy to ensure that we put pressure on the opposition and with pitches and ball rotation as well, ”Kohli said on the eve of the second test, which will begin in Mumbai on Friday.

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“Sometimes when you’re not able to get a result, you also have to give the opposition credit for scoring 10-12 goals in the last round. It was a good effort, so you have to be realistic about the scenario, you have to be realistic about the situation.” Kohlik.

“You’re still looking to improve the things you can and find ways to win and that’s been the essence of our team, regardless of who was in charge and I think that’s become the culture of this team and we will continue to look for that. when we can find opportunities to defeat our team. ”

The captain stressed the importance of accepting the result. “Sometimes it doesn’t happen and you have to accept that and I know that outside things are probably looked at through a different lens, because you don’t experience those moments in the team, you don’t experience those moments on the field. So no one knows what the conversation is about, what an effort is being made to achieve that result, and it’s a very sacred thing for the team as long as that belief and understanding stays within the locker room. In the end, other things don’t matter and we never care as a team, because it’s not out of ignorance or neglect, it’s just that we know more than anyone else about what happened on the field …

“We need to understand and know the truth behind what happened and why these things happened and continue to look for ways to improve as a team,” the captain said.