New Zealand demolished India in the first Test of the two-match series by ten wickets in Wellington. Even though winning and losing are part and parcel of the game, but the margin by which Virat Kohli and his men lost the game was not acceptable. Now, the Indian skipper has come up with a message for the Indian batsmen ahead of the 2nd and final game of the Test series.

The visiting batsmen were not looking to score runs fluently. It is known that in Test cricket that the players usually take enough time to get settled down on the wicket, but that doesn’t mean the batsman has to start the blockathon and only wait for bad balls to score. The premier Indian batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara scored 11 runs off 42 balls in the 1st innings followed by another blockathon of 11 runs off 81 balls. 

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This approach is not welcomed by Kohli, who said that being very cautious restricts a player from playing his strokes. Sometimes it is difficult, even to take singles and the batsmen start doubting his ability, who then waits for an excellent delivery that will dismiss them.

As per the quotes in Hindustan Times, Kohli explained, “I don’t think to be cautious or wary will help because you might stop playing your shots. You will start doubting that if even singles are not coming in those conditions, what will you do? You are just waiting for when that good ball will come and you will be dismissed. (If) you have that acceptance that it’s ok if you are out to a good ball, at least I don’t think that way.”

The Indian skipper added that if he sees a green wicket, then he tries to play counter-attacking strokes to lead his team from the front. He feels that technical discussions are useful until it doesn’t get onto your mind. If a player has a clear mindset, then every condition looks easy.

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Virat further explained, “If I see a situation, if it is a green wicket, then I try to play counter-attacking cricket so that I can take the team forward. But I don’t think a cautious approach ever pays off, especially away from home. If we start thinking too much about the conditions, then you won’t be able to focus on your batting. When you are not playing in your (home) conditions, the game becomes more mental. We can sometimes get into too many technical discussions.”