ENG vs IND: Virat Kohli Vows India Won't Be 'Demoralised' By England Hammering

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India captain Virat Kohli insisted his side would not be "demoralised" by a resounding innings-and 76-run defeat in the third Test at Headingley on Saturday that saw England level the five-match series at 1-1.

The tourists' fate in Leeds was effectively sealed when they were dismissed for just 78 by an England team without six first-choice bowlers after Kohli won the toss. "I can guarantee one thing, we will not be demoralised by this loss," said Kohli.

When England batted, captain Joe Root made 121 -- his third century of the series and sixth in Tests this year -- in a total of 432 on his Yorkshire home ground. India's batsmen fought back, with Cheteshwar Pujara making 91, before the tourists succumbed to the new ball on Saturday's fourth day.

They lost their last eight wickets for 63 runs in 19.3 overs before lunch, with Ollie Robinson taking a Test-best 5-65. Yet India had arrived at Headingley 1-0 up in the five-match series after enjoying the better of a rain-marred draw at Trent Bridge before a decisive 151-run win at Lord's.

And even though there is little time before the fourth Test at the Oval starts on Thursday, Kohli had no doubts about India's ability to bounce back in London. "You can't become a bad team overnight," the star batsman told reporters.

"If what happens in one game guarantees you the same thing in the next game, we should have smashed England again, which didn't happen because it's a new day," added Kohli, whose 55 on Saturday was his highest score of this series.

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