India captain Virat Kohli on Monday stated it takes “relentless madness” and single-minded pursuit of excellence to win a Test sequence in England.
Led by Kohli, India will tackle Joe Root’s England in a gruelling five-match Test sequence, starting right here from Wednesday.
“I’ll reply your second query first, it takes relentless insanity and pursuit of excellence every single day over a five-Test sequence, to inform your self I need to do the exhausting work and I need to get into conditions, that are powerful in each Test match on every single day.
“And you are going to be ready for that kind of workload, and that kind of mental load,” Kohli advised ‘Sky Sports’ when requested by former India wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik on what it takes to win a Test sequence in England.
For Kohli personally, profitable in England is nothing greater than profitable anyplace else and it’s all in regards to the staff tradition of going for a win.
“To reply your first query, for me personally, it means nothing greater than profitable a Test match or a Test sequence anyplace else on the earth.
“As I stated, for me, this stuff should not anecdotes in my profession or milestones in my profession.
“We step on the field and we compete and we are looking to win every Test match, that is what matters more to me, because again that is a culture, these are results,” added Kohli, one of many most interesting batsmen of the trendy period.
“For Indian cricket it will likely be an enormous factor and we now have completed it earlier than and we are able to do it once more, however this tradition is what’s extra pricey to me and I’ll do all the things in my capability, even in the event you lose a Test match.
“I want us to go for the win and not surrender and try to save a test match on day three or day four, that for me is just not acceptable.”
“So, for me as I said, milestones don’t matter at all. If I had played for milestones in my career, I probably would not have half of what I have right now. My mindset is pretty clear and for us it is just pursuit of excellence,” he signed off.
