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“Not going to take a backward step when provoked” : Virat Kohli

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India skipper Virat Kohli reflected on the final day of the second Test against England at Lord’s and said that the team is “not going to take a backward step when provoked”. Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the third Test at Headingley, Kohli said the details of what was said on the field during a heated final day’s play at Lord’s need not be revealed but those verbal volleys gave the team some “extra motivation”. The fifth day at Lord’s saw players from both sides go at one another with England dishing out some short-pitched bowling and some words to Jasprit Bumrah followed by Kohli engaging with several English players, most noticeably Jos Buttler.

“Day 5 of the second Test showed this team is not going to take a backward step when provoked,” said Kohli on Tuesday.

When asked as to what exactly provoked India at Lord’s, Kohli said: “I can’t give you the details of what was said on the field at Lord’s. What’s said on the field gives you extra motivation… It is what you do after that situation is what matters.”

Bumrah and Mohammed Shami shared an unbeaten 89-run stand for the ninth wicket in the second innings as India set England 272 runs to win on Day 5.

England tactics of consistently bowling short to India’s No.10 and 11 were criticised by experts and fans, including legendary spinner Shane Warne.

Root later admitted to having erred on the field on that final day.

England’s short-ball ploy was apparently in response to Bumrah bowling short to Anderson in the first innings.

Anderson spoke about facing up to Bumrah during that menacing spell late on Day 3 and said he has “not felt like this ever”, suggesting Bumrah wasn’t trying to get him out.

After that I have not felt like this, I don’t think ever in my career, I felt like he wasn’t trying to get me out. He bowled an over that was maybe 10, 11, 12 balls, bowling no ball after no ball, and bowling short. I think he bowled two on the stumps, which I managed to dig out,” Anderson told BBC podcast ‘Tailenders’.

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