'Challenging Test cricket is the most exciting thing' - Kohli

[Mosher]

Great to see Kohli giving such importance to Test cricket.

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2016-17/content/story/1060296.html

It's our responsibility to keep Test cricket where it belongs," Kohli said, "and if we play cricket like this - you saw how engaged the crowd was, they like to see exciting cricket, and we have to provide it. You have to interact with them, you have to make sure they are a part of the whole thing. You feed off their energy. It happens so much in limited overs, so why not in Test cricket?"

A loud crowd, Kohli said, makes a big difference for the home team. "We experience that when we go to Australia, when we go to England, South Africa. They get a couple of wickets, the crowd gets behind really loud and as a batsman you understand that it creates a lot of pressure, you feel nervous. So I just try to think as a batsman, how I would feel. Walking in, the ball is reverse-swinging and the crowd's going mad behind a bowler who is warm, who is willing to take a wicket. It makes a huge difference.

"We were able to pick up two, three wickets. The crowd also loves it, you engage them for the betterment of the team. A bowler who is tired… Shami would have bowled three overs but he fed off the energy and he bowled 12 more balls for the team, got another wicket. So we will not be waking up at 6:30 again tomorrow."

 

 

[express bowling]

53 minutes ago, Mosher said:

Great to see Kohli giving such importance to Test cricket.

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2016-17/content/story/1060296.html

It's our responsibility to keep Test cricket where it belongs," Kohli said, "and if we play cricket like this - you saw how engaged the crowd was, they like to see exciting cricket, and we have to provide it. You have to interact with them, you have to make sure they are a part of the whole thing. You feed off their energy. It happens so much in limited overs, so why not in Test cricket?"

A loud crowd, Kohli said, makes a big difference for the home team. "We experience that when we go to Australia, when we go to England, South Africa. They get a couple of wickets, the crowd gets behind really loud and as a batsman you understand that it creates a lot of pressure, you feel nervous. So I just try to think as a batsman, how I would feel. Walking in, the ball is reverse-swinging and the crowd's going mad behind a bowler who is warm, who is willing to take a wicket. It makes a huge difference.

"We were able to pick up two, three wickets. The crowd also loves it, you engage them for the betterment of the team. A bowler who is tired… Shami would have bowled three overs but he fed off the energy and he bowled 12 more balls for the team, got another wicket. So we will not be waking up at 6:30 again tomorrow."

 

 

[tweaker]

Kohli really loves test cricket & is very passionate about the results.