TIL Desk Sports/ India skipper Virat Kohli said the team wanted to get out of their comfort zone and that”s why he chose to bat first in a bid to get a big score in the third and final T20I, which the Men in Blue lost to South Africa by nine wickets. On Sunday evening, India surprisingly chose to bat at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, a ground which is known for big chases.
After a brisk start, the hosts” inning went haywire as they kept losing wickets at regular interval and were able to manage only 134/9 in their stipulated 20 overs. In reply, the Proteas, led by their skipper Quinton de Kock, reached the target with utmost ease, losing only one wicket in 16.5 overs and drew the series 1-1. “Yes we wanted to go for a big score, exactly why we batted first.
In the past we”ve felt we”ve been 20-30 runs short batting first in T20I cricket which has cost us the game. The idea was to come out of our comfort zone, and try to get that big score because we”re batting till No. 9. But we quickly realised the pitch didn”t allow us to do that,” Kohli said while speaking at the post-match press conference.
