Wellington: Indian captain Virat Kohli has no hesitation in admitting that New Zealand beat him in every department in the first Test cricket match but he said that if some people want to create a ruckus after losing by ten wickets, then they can do nothing in it. Can. Host New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series by defeating India by ten wickets in the first Test cricket match at the Basin Reserve on Monday.
This is the first defeat in India’s World Test Championship due to the batsmen’s failure. “We know that we have not shown a good game but if people want to play it out, we can’t do anything because we don’t think so,” Kohli said in a post-match press conference. Kohli said that he Do not understand why a defeat in a Test match should be seen as if the world ended for his team.
He said, “For some people it may be the end of the world, but it is not. For us it was a cricket match in which we lost. We go ahead and keep our head high. “The top batsman in the world said that accepting defeat shows the character of this team. Kohli said, “We understand that we have to play well to win even at home. Nothing gets easier internationally as teams will come and beat you. You accept it and this shows our character as a team. “
He said that if the team had looked at the external comments, it would not be where it is now. Kohli said, “That is why we were successful in playing this type of cricket.” If we had looked at external reactions, we would have been in the seventh or eighth position in the ranking. It does not matter to us what people are talking about while sitting outside. “The Indian captain said that a team that has won continuously in Test cricket does not go bad overnight with a single defeat.
He said, “If we are losers, we have no shame in accepting it. It means that we did not play well in this match. It does not mean that we have become a bad team overnight. “Kohli is confident that the team will make a comeback in the second Test match in Christchurch from Saturday.
He said, “We will work hard and play four days later as we have been playing for the last few years.” Losing a match in the midst of so many wins does not mean that our confidence has been lost. The thinking of the dressing room is different and the atmosphere of the team is different. “
According to Kohli, the Kiwi team bowled well while the Indian batsmen could not put pressure on them which led to their team losing. He said, “New Zealand bowled well and we could not put pressure on them in times of need. They bowled well and we let them do it for a long time instead of doing something as a partnership. “