Virat Kohli produced a shot that left him surprised as well

Indian skipper Virat Kohli played a classic King Kohli knock last night that not only bailed Team India out of all troubles but also ensured they won the match successfully chasing 351 against England. During his knock, one shot that stood out was the short arm jab that he hit which looked a pretty casual shout but the ball travelled well over the ropes and all the spectators and the commentators were shell shocked as to how did he manage to do that.

On the 2nd ball of the 34th over, Chris Woakes bowled a slower Kohli hit the ball with such ridiculous ease the commentators were simply not able to believe what they just saw and there was a replay telecast several times. It soon started making rounds on social media. He was also asked about it in the post-match press conference and being modest Virat said he was surprised as well.

“Yes (surprised myself). Many times (smiling). It has happened a lot. I can recall many moments when I felt like I didn’t do this. I don’t know how it got executed. But I have always spoken to the guys in the change room about the same thing. If you are focused on the goal, on the target you want to achieve, you don’t necessarily need to think too much about the game, in terms of your personal runs or where you stand in the game”.

Further explaining how he manages to pull those off Virat said that he doesn’t think about it just plays an instinctive game, “If you are looking at team, team all the time you instinctively end up playing shots or doing things that you don’t quite believe before achieving them. You don’t believe that you are capable of achieving them. Yes, some of the shots, they happen in momentum,” he said.

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He also said that major batsmen produce unbelievable shots that they themselves are stunned with and ask “How did I do that?” “I really feel that when you are in momentum in cricket that is a very important thing. You are able to play that kind of shots. If you are under pressure you won’t be able to play, it is as simple as that.”

“Yes sometimes you feel ‘wow, how did that happen’. It is pretty evident with any batsman in the world. You can ask anyone. They pull off a few shots and then they will be like ‘How did I do that?”

“It is just one of those things with all international batsmen. Once you get momentum, you can do things which you don’t quite feel you are able to do but it happens,” Kohli said.

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