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We've created a habit of winning, says Kohli

Team India has developed a habit of winning, irrespective of geographical boundaries, and it is hungry to extend the consistent run, said skipper Virat Kohli after sealing the Test series against Sri Lanka.
India on Sunday defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 53 runs in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
It means India have already retained the series that they won here 2-1 in 2015, and now have a chance to complete an overseas whitewash when the third Test starts in Pallekele on August 12.
"Well, it's obviously nice to win this series again. We won this last time also, in 2015. Yes, we do have that chance, but honestly speaking, we are not looking at Test matches or Test cricket now as home and away anymore. We are just looking at Test matches as Test matches and we want to win anywhere that we play," Kohli said. "If we can believe enough in our abilities then we are not really bothered about where we are playing. That kind of energy I can sense in the team, and the team believes that as well. We are creating a habit of winning that I think can be carried on in future as well." Kohli said his team plays with a lot of passion and savours each others success and understand the importance of consistency. "For us, this is priority. Test cricket is the most important thing for us. And everyone plays with a lot of passion. If you see, last nine Test matches, six times we've got 600 runs. That shows the hunger of the batsmen, they are waiting for an opportunity, there are lower order contributions as well," he said. "In the dressing room we feel really proud of each others' efforts, that we're really putting in those consistent, convincing performances, and winning Test matches more often than getting the other results. We really feel good as a team that we're able to win consistently right now, but we realise that it's very important to keep carrying on the same way as well," he added.
Kohli said his side didn't lose patience and stuck to their discipline bowling despite enduring a frustrating day 3.
"You expect teams playing Test cricket to come out and play like that. Because of the way we got wickets in the first innings sometimes frustration can creep in when we don't get wickets in a session. But you have to realize that those eight wickets we would have probably liked to get them throughout the day if you spread it into three sessions," Kohli said. "So it was all about keeping things realistic, keep working hard, keep hitting the areas, keep doing the skills you know best and just wait for something to happen with our discipline and then we can put some more pressure again. So it was just about keeping things honest and not going too far ahead of ourselves." Kohli said they opted for the second new ball early to create more chances as the wicket was getting slower. "The pitch was getting slower and that's why we took the new ball straight away as well. We thought with the harder new ball one might keep straight as well because the older ball was soft and all balls were turning so it was very difficult to get edges and create chances,"
he said.
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