Virat Kohli was baffled by a few questions at the post-game press conference following India’s 10-wicket loss to Pakistan at the T20 World Cup Super 12 opener in Dubai on Sunday. The Indian captain, who downplayed team composition concerns, laughed at a question he called “brave” when a journalist asked if India had made a mistake by playing Rohit Sharma in front of Ishan Kishan for Sunday’s encounter .
Kohli appeared on the post-game routine right after the pounding India received from a spirited Pakistani team in Dubai. In the hunt for 152, Pakistan hit the target in just 17.5 overs and 10 wickets ahead of the rest. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan hit unbeaten fifties to help former champions India for the first time in a World Cup game after 12 attempts to defeat.
Rohit Sharma got off on a duck after failing to negotiate with a Shaheen Afridi Yorker. KL Rahul also got the left-armed pacemaker cheaply, as India was reduced to 31/3 in the power play. Virat Kohli stabilized the innings with a fifty, but India kept losing regular wickets and only managed 151/7 in their 20 overs odds.
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Question: A lot of people talked about the selection of the team. Ishan Kishan played pretty well in the warm-up game. Do you think it is a mistake if Ishan could play Kishan and he could do better than Rohit Sharma?
Virat Kohli: “That is a very brave question. What do you mean sir? I played the team I thought was the best.
“Are you going to drop Rohit Sharma from T20 International? Are you going to drop Rohit Sharma? Do you know what he did in our last game? Unbelievable (laughs). Sir, if you want controversy, please tell me beforehand, with that I can answer accordingly, “” he added.
Was India Too Confident? Kohli responds to question about defeat against Pakistan
Kohli was also asked if India felt too confident in the run-up to the T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan. Notably, India had a 12-0 record against Pakistan at World Championships before Sunday and a 5-0 record against rivals at the T20 World Championships.
However, Babar’s men tried to score a historic victory despite Virat Kohli battling the bat for fifty.
“You know, I am unbelievable what the reality is and what ideas the outside people have,” Kohli told another journalist on Sunday.
“There is no shame in accepting that the opposition played better. They never let us in or allowed us to put pressure on us at any point,” he added.
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