Chennai: After suffering an unexpected loss in the first Test against England in Chennai on Tuesday (February 9) India captain Virat Kohli said he is not too bothered about his side’s position on the ICC World Test Championship table despite the team suffered a major setback and dropping down to 4th position after the 227-run loss against England.
“We will look at the upcoming games in the same way as we have looked up till now. Nothing changes for us, If suddenly the rules can change when you are in lockdown nothing is in your control at all. The only thing which is in your control is what you do on the field,” said Kohli during the virtual press conference.
“So you are not bothered about the table or the things which are going outside. For some things, there is no logic for something you can have a debate for hours as much as you want. The only thing you can control as the side is playing good cricket and that’s our only focus regardless of who is on top of the table,” he added.
Kohli said their focus will be on playing good cricket in the remaining three games and the Indian skipper isn’t looking at who is on the top of the WTC standings right now. “Before this Test match you were not even thinking of England’s chances and suddenly you are talking about they are on top of the table. These things keep changing all the time. Our focus is only playing good cricket,” said Kohli.
The victory on Tuesday has lifted England to top of the table. England grabbed the top spot on the WTC table after their famous win at Chepauk while India slipped below New Zealand and Australia for the first time in the competition. India and England will play the 2nd Test at the same venue in Chennai starting from Saturday.
