The five-match Test series between England and India will be starting in less than 30 hours. The last time India toured to the UK, they witnessed a 1-4 loss despite playing their best cricket in the country in over a decade. Certainly, Virat Kohli and his men will have their eyes set on winning the series this time around. The team has shown tremendous improvement in terms of performance away from home and winning in England will be a huge achievement for them.
The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has been leading the team superbly in the longest format of the game in the longest format since taking over the reins from MS Dhoni. His aim was to make the team number one and win everywhere in the world. While the former has been achieved, the Indian team has won the Test series twice in Australia. But apart from odd Test wins in England and South Africa, they haven’t won the series.
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Clearly, Virat Kohli would love to help the team to register a series win the series in the UK this time around but what does it mean personally to him? Replying to the same during a recent chat with Sky Sports, Virat Kohli said, “For me personally, it (winning in England) means nothing more than winning a Test match or series anywhere in the world. As I said, for me, these things are not anecdotes in my career or milestones in my career.”
However, Virat Kohli didn’t deny that winning a Test series in England will be a huge thing for the team members. India last trumped England in their own backyard in the longest format back in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. It will certainly be another feather in the cap of a team that has been doing wonders in overseas conditions.
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Describing the same, Virat Kohli said, “We step onto the field and we compete and we are looking to win every Test match. That’s what matters more to me because that’s a culture. These are results. For Indian cricket, yes it (winning a series in England) will be a huge thing. We’ve done it before, we can do it again. But this culture is more dear to me and I will do everything in my ability, even if you lose a Test match, I want us to go for the win.”
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India captain Virat Kohli speaks exclusively to @DineshKarthik in a wide-ranging interview, discussing what the England series means to him ( much more!
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— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 2, 2021
