I let complications grow on me, not scoring big was eating me up: Virat Kohli

Indias star batter Virat Kohli has admitted that not being able to make any substantial contribution to team Indias cause for a long time was eating him up and he let the expectations overwhelm him a bit because he was desperate to score a big Test hundredKohli hit a splendid 186 against Australia in the drawn fourth Test ending a threeyear wait to get his 28th Test centuryIn a conversation with head coach Rahul Dravid the 34year old Kohli revealed that the weight of expectations became a bit tough to handle for himHonestly Ive let the complications grow on me a bit because of my shortcomings Kohli told Dravid in the chat the video of which was posted by the BCCI on its websiteThe desperation to get to the threefigure mark is something that can grow on you as a batsman I let that happen to me to a certain extent But a flip side to it is Im not a guy who is happy with 4045 I take a lot of pride in performing for the teamIts not like when Virat Kohli should stand out When Im batting on 40 I know I can get a 150 That was eating me up a lotWhy am I not able to get that big score for the team Because I took pride in the fact that when the team needed me I stood up scoring in difficult conditions The fact that I wasnt able to do that was bothering me he addedAlso readVirat Kohli The expectations I have for myself are more important to meAsked by Dravid how tough it was Kohli said If Ive to be brutally honest it does become a little difficult as the moment you step out of the hotel room right from the guy outside to the guy in the lift the bus driver everyone is saying we want a hundredSo it does play on your mind all the time but thats also the beauty of playing for so long to have these complications come up and overcome these challenges Kohli saidKohli dished out an uncharacteristic 364ball innings spanning more than eight hours and 30 minutes It was his 75th international century across formatsDravid said he was also desperate to see former skipper score that big hundred but it was worth in the end since Kohli delivered a master classIve seen him as a player seen a lot of hundreds of him on TV and after I took over the coach about 1516 months ago was a bit desperate to see him score a Test hundred and really enjoy it from the comfort of the dressing roomTo be able to enjoy and relax a Test hundred It was a beauty You made me wait a long time but it was an absolute privilege to watch an innings and the way you constructed it said DravidBefore this match Kohlis last Test century had come in Indias maiden DayNight Test against Bangladesh in November 2019Kohli insisted that he never about the milestonesA lot of people ask me how do you keep scoring those hundreds And I always say a hundred is something that happens along the way within my goal which is to bat as long as possible for my teamKohli credited his fitness to be able to bat in different ways which help him excel in all formatsI can bat four sessions I can bat five sessions thats where the fitness and physical preparation comes into play for meI go into the field relaxed because I know I can bat in many ways I am not desperate if I play three sessions and feel like I am breaking down and I need to get fast runs otherwise I wont be able to stay out there for long he saidI am pretty happy scoring 30 runs in a session and not hitting a boundary and absolutely not be desperate because I know that boundaries will come and even if I have to play like this I can bat six sessions and get a 150 I have no issue doing thatThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever