Not just wicket, external conditions will play a role: Kohli

TIL Desk Sports/ Virat Kohli refused to attach any importance to the track but Steve Smith cannot keep his mind off it as the rival captains took a contrarian view on the role the pitch would play in the third Test starting tomorrow. Kohli felt that the external conditions would determine how the pitch would behave.

“A lot of things like weather go behind how the pitch would behave. In hot and humid conditions, we get reverse swing. It’s not just the wicket but external conditions play a role,” Kohli said on the eve of the third Test.

“I’ve not seen a cricketer who can predict the outcome after seeing a pitch. I think it’s hard to assess how much it will turn or seam. That’s why it’s said cricket is a complicated sport. You have to be always prepared,” the Indian captain added. Asked about their batting collapse so far in the series, Kohli said: “I won’t say so much on the pitch. Even on a flat wicket, if you are under pressure, you tend to have collapses.