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    "excerpt": "Hyderabad, Dec 7: India captain Virat Kohli said that he was able to turn a corner during his innings against the West Indies here on Friday when he reminded himself that he was not a slogger and that",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Hyderabad, Dec 7: <\/strong>India captain Virat Kohli said that he was able to turn a corner during his innings against the West Indies here on Friday when he reminded himself that he was not a slogger and that he should go back to depending on his strength, which was to time the ball well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli scored a masterful unbeaten 94 off 50 balls in an innings that was a hark back to his younger flamboyant self as India chased down a target of 207 with eight balls and six wickets to spare in the first T20I between the two sides.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He, however, struggled to up the strike rate in the early part of his innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;All the young batsmen watching don&#39;t follow the first half of my innings. That was really bad and I was trying to hit the ball too hard,&quot; said Kohli in the post-match presentation ceremony.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was just about keeping up to the game because I didn&#39;t want to put KL (Rahul) under pressure, so I tried to strike at 140 at least, but I couldn&#39;t get going properly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I analysed what went wrong and played accordingly in the second half of my innings. I was trying to hold my shape and realised that I am not a slogger, so I tried to rely on my timing. Whenever I play T20 cricket, I am not someone who comes to the ground to hit the ball in the air to entertain the crowd. I focus on doing the job,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the West Indies bowlers trying to get into Kohli&#39;s head on a number of occasions, the India captain used more than his bat at times to reply. He even gave Kesrick Williams the latter&#39;s notebook celebration after hitting him for a six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When asked if the celebration was inspired by the Carribean Premier League (CPL), Kohli said that it was actually a reply to a previous incident between the two players.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s not the CPL, it happened to me in Jamaica when he got me out. So I thought I&#39;ll tick a few in the notebook as well, but all good. There were a few words, but smiles at the end. That&#39;s what you want to see. Good competitive cricket, but in the end shake hands and give a high five. That&#39;s what cricket is all about. Play it hard, but have respect for opponents,&quot; Kohli said.<\/p>\r\n",
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