Kohliās lightening quick running between the wickets was mainly down to this exemplary fitness but he called those singles and doubles āeasy runsā after racking up an unbeaten 122 off just 94 balls.
It was a typical Kohli hundred in which he accumulated the runs via 38 singles and 15 twos before changing gears towards the end of the innings.
āI always prepared my game in a way I can help the team. Today was a classic example of you donāt get off to a good startā¦ KL started better, I was trying to bring him on strike and playing second fiddle,ā said Kohli when asked about his innings.
āAnd yes, then after that I stepped up where I could. I take a lot of pride in fitness. Pushing for doubles are easy runs, compared to a big shot. It has paid off before, hope to continue in the same way,ā he added.
Talking about the partnership with Rahul, Kohli said: āBoth KL and myself are both conventional players. And when you have him batting the way he was and me playing, its tough to break these partnerships because we donāt play fancy shots. āWe didnāt think about the partnership too much, the idea was to ākeep batting.ā It is one of the memorable partnerships weāve had and for Indian cricket as well. He hit form for us straightaway, good for us (going into the World Cup).ā Due to rain, India will end up playing three days in a row as they take on Sri Lanka here on Tuesday. They romped to a 228 run win over Pakistan on the reserve day after only 24.1 overs were possible on Sunday.
