India got off to a lousy start to their Australian tour, losing the first ODI by 66 races here, chasing a mammoth 375-race goal later. Aaron Finch Y Steve Smith smashed hundreds for the hosts.
“Everyone should show intention in the 50 overs. Probably, we played 50 overs after a long time that could have an effect … but having said that we have played so much ODI cricket that it’s not something we don’t do” I don’t know how to do it “Kohli said in the post-match presentation.
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“I think the body language on the field was not good after around 25 overs. It was a disappointing part. If you don’t take your chances against a high-quality opponent, they will hurt you and that’s what happened today.”
Since Hardik Pandya still doesn’t fit into bowling, Kohli said it’s affecting the team’s balance.
“We have to find a way to get some overs from the part-time guys. Unfortunately, someone like Hardik isn’t ready to go bowling yet, we have to accept that, we don’t really have full options as such at the moment,” he said.
“That’s an area to look out for, it’s an important part of balancing any team, someone like Marcus (Stoinis), (Glenn) Maxwell helped throw some overs for Australia.”
Kohli said his bowlers were unable to choose terrains regularly and that allowed the Australians to post a grand total at the end.
“The key to winning games is picking up land, that’s something we couldn’t do, also the lapses on the pitch were also a reason why we couldn’t capitalize on any kind of momentum, the pressure we created in the first half of the innings. “.
When asked if being quarantined after arriving in Australia from the United Arab Emirates affected the team’s performance, Kohli said it cannot be cited as a reason.
“(We) have enough time to prepare. I don’t think there can be excuses.”
For India, Shikhar dhawan (74) and Hardik (90) were the top scorers.
Speaking of the batting drive, Kohli said: “I think we gave ourselves the best chance.
“Hardik’s innings were the best example of that. As a batting unit, we committed very well to positive cricket and we will do that in the future as well.”
Winning captain Aaron Finch said he took his time early in the innings.
“It was quite difficult to calculate the time. I took a couple of opportunities and I was lucky,” he said.
Finch praised his teammates for their performance despite not being able to train as much as a unit.
“We’ve barely been together as a team. Each man has different strengths and weaknesses. You accept that. Davey (David warner), it is moving wonderfully. His pace seemed outstanding. Smudge (Smith) was of an entirely different class, “he said.
“Maxi (Glenn Maxwell), the rare ability he has to click his fingers and put pressure on opponents.”
Steve Smith, who was named Man of the Match, said that magnificent tackles from Finch (114) and Warner (69) gave him the license to get excited when he broke a 105 of 66 balls to lead Australia to 374 of 6.
“I’ve been looking for something for a couple of months. About three days ago something just clicked. My rhythm came back, everything came back,” he said.
“Finchy and Davey played really well from the start. We could come in and be aggressive. I wasn’t thinking too much, I was just seeing the ball and hitting it.
“It’s good to contribute to a good victory. I need a little luck in this game sometimes, it’s good to ride it today (annul his LBW),” he said referring to the LBW decision that was annulled.
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