Cricket World Cup: "Tough Situations Helped Us Eradicate Errors": Virat Kohli On His Partnership With KL Rahul

Star India batter Virat Kohli believes that the horror start his team had in its World Cup opener against Australia allowed him and KL Rahul to "eradicate the errors" from their game. The hosts were put in a tricky situation while chasing Australia's target of 200, as they were left reeling at two for three by the second over. It was then when Kohli (85) and Rahul (97 not out) put on a binding 164-run stand for the fourth wicket to turn things around and get the job done for the Men in Blue.

"It really helped both of us play in a more conventional way. Those tough situations obviously helped us to eradicate the errors and keep rotating the strike as well," Kohli told Rahul in a BCCI video.

"The highlight of our partnership was, obviously because of the low total, how content we were to knock the ball around. (We were) not necessarily looking at the number of balls we had played or the amount of runs we had got." "Just fighting through the physical challenges of what we had experienced in the (Sunday) afternoon, coming into the evening, then the pressure obviously makes you feel even more tense, and you start getting more fatigued than you are." "The team obviously feels great after a win like that. Hopefully, we can build on this and go a long way in this tournament." Meanwhile, Rahul admitted that he was taken aback by the quick fall of wickets, as it barely allowed him to settle down in the pavilion after India began its chase.

"I never expected it. You do lose a couple of quick wickets when the bowler is doing something, but not like that. It takes four-five overs; doesn't happen in 1.5 overs." "I had a shower and just came out and sat, and then Ishan (Kishan) got out. I had to rush back in, get taped and wear my pads