Always try to motivate myself, but it looks nice only when it comes off: Kohli

Kolkata Sep 21 (IANS) Indian captain Virat Kohli says he always tries to create a motivation for himself whenever he is playing irrespective of the opposition but it looks "nice" only when it comes off.

"I always try to create a kind of motivation for myself whoever I am playing against because it is very important to respect every opposition and prepare the same wat. I don t try to differentiate at any stage.

"Sometimes things don t come off for you but I try to stay in the same zone more or less every time when I come on to play " Kohli said on Thursday after his majestic 92 helped India defeat Australia by 50 runs in the second ODI at Eden Gardens to open up a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

"It came off today so it looked nice. It didn t in Chennai so it didn t look nice. That s how it goes in the shorter form of the game and at the international level " he said referring to his dismissal for a duck in the series opener four days back.

Kohli said he knew he had to play a long innings at the Eden Gardens because of the tricky nature of the wicket.

"Today I knew that the wicket is a bit tricky. So I need to stay in there a bit longer perhaps to have a go in setting up a decent total. It was not easy to bat and the bowling attack is quality as well.

"They don t give you anything so you have to create shots and that s something I try to do " he said.

India posted 252 and then bundled out Australia for 202 on Thursday.

--IANS
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