With a clinical performance in Dubai, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan to their first World Cup victory over India.
India’s next Super 12 match is against New Zealand on October 31, and Kohli believes the week-long break will help the team regroup.
“I think it works really well from all perspectives,” Kohli, who batted first and hit 57 in India’s 151-7 victory, told reporters.
“We’ve completed a full season. We’ve already completed the IPL, which is a high-octane event in and of itself, and now we’re on to the World Cup.” So, for us, these big breaks will undoubtedly help us as a team to be in the peak physical condition that we require for his high-intensity tour.
With a clinical performance in Dubai, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan to their first World Cup victory over India.
India’s next Super 12 match is against New Zealand on October 31, and Kohli believes the week-long break will help the team regroup.
“I think it works really well from all perspectives,” Kohli, who batted first and hit 57 in India’s 151-7 victory, told reporters.
“We’ve completed a full season. We’ve already completed the IPL, which is a high-octane event in and of itself, and now we’re on to the World Cup.” So, for us, these big breaks will undoubtedly help us as a team to be in the peak physical condition that we require for his high-intensity tour.”So kudos to him.” He put our batsmen under immediate pressure with the new ball and ran in with vigor. Twenty-25 (or more) runs would have been ideal, but brilliant bowling in the first six overs prevented us from scoring.”
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Toss will be key
In response, Babar and Rizwan pounced on the Indian bowling attack, which had to contend with the dew in Dubai.
If the dew arrives early, Kohli believes the toss will be crucial in the upcoming matches.
“As more dew fell in the second half of Pakistan’s innings, they were able to rotate strike.” “We couldn’t get the dot balls,” Kohli explained.
“The toss will undoubtedly play a significant role in this tournament, especially if dew continues to fall in the second half of the game.” You’re going to need those extra runs in the first half.”
India entered the game with a 12-0 unbeaten record against Pakistan in the T20 and 50-over World Cups, but Pakistan broke the curse.
Kohli refuted claims that India was overconfident heading into the match.
“You don’t go out there to take anything lightly, especially when you’re playing a team like Pakistan, who can beat anyone in the world on their day,” Kohli said.
“They were extremely professional. You have to give them credit; we gave it our all. We tried to put enough pressure on them, but they had the answers. There’s no shame in admitting that another team outperformed you.”
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