Virat Kohli asserts that to be world-class side, a team have to be 100 percent
An adamant Virat Kohli stated that his side still have more to offer despite their impressive outings against South Africa, as he claims that the national team are still at 80 percent. Kohli added that his squad is not afraid of playing abroad and in conditions that are unfavourable to them.
The Indian cricket team, led by the fierce Virat Kohli, concluded their dominant display in the Rainbow nation by ending the South African tour on a high after they beat the Proteas in the third and final T20I match to clinch the T20I series 2-1. This came after a historic ODI series win by a huge margin of 5-1 - a victory that came after a period of 25 long years.
But skipper Kohli refused to get complacent by getting carried away by the praise that the Indian media has showered upon the team as he is adamant that the team still has more to offer.
"I'd say we are still 80 percent," Kohli said of the Test team as he looked forward to major challenges in coming tours of England and Australia later this year, Kohli said as per AFP sources.
"When we are able to achieve what we want to in the two tours, we'll be more content. But our 80 percent is also exciting. To be a world-class side, you have to be 100 percent."
India are currently at the top of the ICC rankings as the number one ODI and Test teams and are on track to receive a million dollar reward from the ICC in April, not to mention the awards and medals too. Kohli highlighted the brave nature of the current crop of Indian players as he looked ahead to the tours lined up to England and Australia.
"We look at the pitch and adapt to the conditions. Every game is a home game. It's as simple as that," Kohli said.
Kohli ended the series as the leading run-scorer in both the Tests and one-day series. Kohli showed determination, sound technique and was brave in difficult conditions in the Tests, scoring 286 runs, which included the only century of the series, at an average of 47.66. Kohli proved why he ranked as the number one ODI batsman in the world during the six one-dayers, where he made a world record bilateral series total of 558 runs at a staggering average of 186.00, which amounted to almost a-run-a-ball.
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