How much Virat Kohli longed for the 28th Test century, expressed his pain in front of the head coach
Virat Kohli ended his three-year century drought in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat Kohli scored his 28th Test century against Australia in Ahmedabad. After the match, Kohli admitted that getting out on a low score was bothering him. In a chat with head coach Rahul Dravid, Kohli revealed that the weight of expectations was finding it difficult for him to handle.
BCCI has posted a video of Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli talking, Kohli said β
βTo be honest, the low scores were weighing me down. The hunger to score a hundred is something that makes you grow as a batsman. I let that happen to me for a while. Not one of those who will be happy after scoring 40-45 runs. I take pride in the teamβs performance.β
He further said β βIt is not like when Virat Kohli has to stand and play long innings. When I am playing at 40, I know that I can score 150. It was eating me up. Why wasnβt I scoring big runs? I enjoy being able to stand up when the team needs me and score runs in tough situations. The fact that I wasnβt able to do that was bothering me.β
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Head coach Rahul Dravid asked how difficult it was when he was not scoring runs, Kohli replied β
βIf Iβm being honest, itβs very difficult because the moment you walk out of the hotel room, everyone from the person you meet outside to the bus driver says we want a century.β
Kohli further said β βSo it goes on in your mind all the time, but the good thing about playing for a long time is that you overcome these challenges.β Kohli also said that he never cares about records.
