I don't play for the three figure mark,that's why I cross it more times: Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli has once again stressed on the flexibility part, ahead of the ODI series against Australia. India will face the visitors in the 1st ODI tomorrow at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. During the pre-match conference, the skipper spoke about the balance in the side apart from the importance of having two all-rounders, who can also be sharp in the field.

The skipper also spoke about his personal achievements, and how he is not bothered about the records the comes along the way. Kohli recently scores two successive centuries and took his tally to 30 ODI hundreds.

Strength in both departments

A lot of teams are heading that way. You need depth in batting and you need depth in bowling as well. Those two all-rounders provide that kind of balance. Someone like Hardik Pandya or Axar Patel or Ravindra Jadeja. I think we need to identify two of those guys for your side to have more strength in both the departments. That is something that all of the sides are going to move towards this because of the strength it gives in both departments along with being a top fielder as well. It’s very very important. You need a proper all-rounder and not just a bowling and a batting all-rounder. It’s something we have focused and we will look to continue as well,” he said.

Talking about milestones and records, Kohli said “I don’t play for the three-figure mark that’s why I end up crossing it more times because I am not thinking about it. I don’t put myself under pressure in terms of achieving a landmark. For me what’s most important is to win the game for the team. Even if I am 98 not out I don’t mind, even if I am 99 not out I don’t mind as long as we win the game. In that process things end up happening because you want to stay till the end and if there is enough on the board you end up achieving those landmarks,”.

It has been earlier reported that the Chennai wicket will be good for batting, and the fans can expect a run-feast tomorrow.