Indian superstar Virat Kohli had a candid chat with the head coach of the Indian cricket team Rahul Dravid. Dravid took the interview and it became viral cricket news as Kohli answered beautifully. 

Dravid said that he had to wait to see the batter score a century for a long time and also credited the batter for his superb innings.

“You made me wait for a long time since I became the coach. But what a beauty and it was an absolute privilege to watch the way you constructed your innings,” said Dravid.

When asked about how he approached the innings and constructed it, Kohli replied:

“Thanks for your kind words Rahul bhai. As far as approaching this inning is concerned. I knew that I was playing well even in the test matches before we played this one. To be fair, it was a really good wicket to bat on.”

Kohli talks about how he constructed his 28th test century

“But having said that I think the Australian whatever the little help was there in the wicket I think they utilized it really well. Their consistency to bowl in the little rough was created through Mitchell Starc’s bowling for Nathan Lyon and the other off-spinner (Todd Murphy) as well. They capitalized on it really well. The fact that they put 7-2 field most of the time for me. It meant that I have to be patient and trust my defense and that’s the template I have already played with in Test cricket,” said Kohli.

“The boundaries were not easy to come by, to be honest. The outfield was slow, the ball was soft and they were pretty consistent. One that really calmed me down as I am happy to just run ones and twos and score a hundred,” he added.

Kohli said that he trusts his defence a lot and pounces on anything that is loose. 

“My defence is my strongest point because when I defend well I know that when the ball is loose and when it’s there to hit I can cash in and get the runs I need,” he said.

Kohli also talked about the importance of fitness in constructing a long innings.

“I can bat four sessions, I can bat five sessions, that’s where the fitness and physical preparation comes into play for me. I go into the field to relax because I know I can bat in many ways. I am not desperate if I play three sessions and feel like I am breaking down and I need to get fast runs otherwise I won’t be able to stay there for long,” he said.

“I think for people who must have seen it or we have watched you guys bat so many times in the past as well. One thing that stood out was batting fitness which was to be able to bat five sessions and six sessions and I think for that you need to physically prepare yourself, that’s where the mindset comes from.”India won the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 and retained it for the fourth time in a row. According to many experts’ match prediction, the series was supposed to be closely fought, but in the end India was too good for the Aussies.