India not scared of chasing big targets: Kohli

Better to bowl first in series-decider against Australia, says star batsman.

India batsman Virat Kohli has indicated that India would prefer chasing rather than setting a target if the home side wins the toss in today’s One-Day International (ODI) series-decider against Australia, according to The Times of India.

“Personally I feel good to chase because you know the target to meet,” he said at the pre-match press conference. “[We] can plan better and analyse how to play in different situations. I [also] feel good to calculate and play which bowler to target and which ball to hit.”

The seven-match series is currently levelled 2-2, with India’s both wins coming while batting second.

Kohli has been the most consistent Indian batsman in the series so far, having hit two of the three fastest hundreds by an Indian, but he said winning is more important than personal records.

“Winning is more important than records.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 2^nd, 2013.

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