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\nIndia skipper Virat Kohli on Frioday said his players don\u2019t feel threatened because of his chop-and-change policy and called it \u201cquite a bizarre thought to have\u201d, taking a dig at those questioning the trend.<\/p>\n
Kohli has made 37 changes in 37 Tests as captain and that trend looks set to continue when India meet England in a must-win third Test here tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone is thinking like that. These are just things that are created on the outside and people like to make a lot of nothing. For us the priority is to win games of cricket. We are not thinking whether someone\u2019s career is on the line or what\u2019s going to happen to their future,\u201d Kohli said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to focus on this Test and not think about whether someone\u2019s career is on the line. It\u2019s quite bizarre thought to have,\u201d Kohli told reporters at the pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s basically your thinking. I\u2019m definitely not thinking like that so I won\u2019t speak to the guys assuring their careers are not on the line. Like I said, that\u2019s quite a bizarre thought to have,\u201d he added, when further asked if he had provided any security to his teammates as captain.<\/p>\n
Kohli said he has sent out a message to his teammates asking them to focus solely on the team\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know when your back is against the wall is the time for you not to think anything else. From another point of you, it\u2019s a good situation to be in because you have no room for thinking about anything else apart from what the team requires at that particular moment from you throughout the Test.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only conversation we\u2019ve had is that the only option is to win this game and nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kohli stressed on thinking from a team point of view, in terms of batting and carrying themselves on the field, in a bid to overturn the 2-0 deficit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about you feeling positive first and that\u2019s the conversation we\u2019ve had for the last few days. It is up to the individuals to stand up, and say I\u2019m going to go out there and make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
Talking about what the batsmen need to do in conditions that suit the bowlers, Kohli said, \u201cWhen you play here in conditions, you have to accept that even if you are batting on 100, you are not set. You can get a good ball at any time and you have to accept that as a batsman when you go out to bat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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