Kohli hints at chasing target

Virat Kohli on Friday indicated that India would prefer chasing rather than setting a target if the home side wins the toss in Saturday’s series-decider cricket one-dayer against Australia here.

‘Personally I feel good to chase because you know the target to meet. (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. While batting first, we need to assess the batting conditions and big partnerships are important to score high. Whether batting first or second, partnership is very crucial for the team. We need to be in strong position,’ he told reporters at the pre-match press conference.

Kohli said the series has turned out to be a thrilling contest between the two teams, especially the way India have fought back from difficult situations. ‘Personally, my form has been pleasing for me so far. Hopefully, I can do it once again in the last game. We need to execute our plans to win the series, which has been a hard-fought battle so far,’ he said. He is happy the home team has no fitness issues and all the players are fit to on Saturday.