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Not Brave Enough

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India captain Virat Kohli has admitted that his team was not ”Brave Enough” after an eight-wicket rout by New Zealand left their T20 World cup hopes hanging by a thread last night.

” I do not think we were brave enough against New Zealand with the bat and ball, ” said Kohli. New Zealand has outclassed India in batting, bowling, and even in the fielding department during the match. There were two drop catchers by the Kiwis but they recovered well after those Drop chances.

Virat Kohli: We didn’t have much to defend but we weren’t brave when we walked out to the field When you play for the Indian team you have a lot of expectations not just from fans, but from players as well.

Kane Williamson: There’s always planning going into games. But a fantastic all-around performance from us against a formidable India side. We were able to build pressure throughout and the way the openers came out set the platform. The balance of our attack has two spinners in it, I think the collective unit was impressive, the way they kept passing the baton. We saw some very good signs in our first match as well and we built on that. Look you play against such strong teams all the time, for us, it’s about playing our game. Ish is an outstanding T20 bowler, white-ball bowler in particular. He’s been a big part and played in several matches and these conditions, the spin will play a part.

Characteristically low-key from those in black. This group The race for second is now wide open. India currently sitting in fifth place, behind Namibia. Take that in! And New Zealand has a chance to put serious distance between themselves and India when they take on Scotland on Wednesday. India takes on Afghanistan on the same day, and it could very well be their last match of any consequence in this tournament if they don’t win that one. At the moment, Afghanistan, New Zealand, and Namibia are ahead of India as qualification contenders alongside Pakistan.

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