The week between India’s first ‘Super 12’ match against Pakistan and the next match against New Zealand. According to skipper Virat Kohli, would allow the team to reflect and re-strategize after the 10-wicket loss to Babar Azam’s side.
For the first time in nearly three decades, India was defeated by Pakistan in a World Cup match. The inevitable question was whether, as captain. He would have preferred a quick turnaround or a longer break before facing the Black Caps on Sunday.
“From all perspectives, I believe it works quite well for us. Knowing that we have already completed a full season, we competed in the IPL. Which is a high-octane event in and of itself, held in difficult conditions here in the UAE, and then we enter the World Cup “At the post-match press conference, Kohli remarked.
“So for us, these big breaks are definitely something that’s going to help us as a team to be in the prime physical condition that we need to be to play this high-intensity tournament,” the skipper said.
Kane Williamson
The break, according to the Indian captain, allows the team to re-strategize and focus on perfecting plan execution before facing the Kane Williamson-led side.
“The T20 World Cup is always a high-intensity tournament, and it will help us, again, to regroup as a team…prepare in a very confident manner and then arrive on the day again to make sure that this time we execute our plans,” he explained.
“For us as a team personally I can say it’s a good thing that’s happening. We’ll have time to reflect and to prepare again,” the skipper added.
While Kohli was gracious in acknowledging that his team had been “outplayed,” he looked apprehensive that with the dew setting in during the night games, chasing would have an advantage.
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