Team India Captain Virat Kohli said that India would bounce back in the Bengaluru test against Australians that is to be played from Saturday. After the Pune debacle, Virat men are all well charged up and are looking forward for a great knock. The Bengaluru pitch looks very different to that of Pune’s pitch. India remained unbeaten in the 19 test matches before the visitors gave a shock.
Kohli said that the Pune match was hurting but expressed his confidence that the men-in-blue will comeback. "Sometimes these defeats are necessary. It is very rare that the whole team fails to contribute...Pune was one of those days. Pune was a disappointment because of the way we played, not that we lost but the way we lost. When you don't have enough intent and you lose the game, that's when it hurts you” said the Captain.
Commenting on the Final eleven in the team for the second test ,Kohli said the Indian team had multiple combinations in mind for the Bengaluru match and had not yet taken a call on their playing eleven. “I can assure you that everyone is taking this as a massive challenge and everyone is raring to turn things around in the series and play the kind of cricket that we all know that we can play and not take a backward step at any stage” added the run machine.
India were bundled out for 105 and 107 in their two innings with Australia left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe picking up 12 wickets in the test match.The poor performance drew flak from the local media but Kohli, 28, said the players were not really upset.
