Kohli made these comments during the Indian team's interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a breakfast meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. "Virat, tell me, the battle this time was full of ups and downs," Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the right-handed batsman about his journey through the tournament.
To this, Kohli replied, "Thank you for inviting us all here. I will remember this day forever. I couldn't contribute as much as I wanted to. At one point I told Rahul Dravid that I couldn't." "To do justice to myself and this team. He told me that he believed that I will deliver when the situation arises."
"I also told Rohit Sharma that when we came out to bat (in the final) I didn't have much confidence, but after the first delivery, I told Rohit, 'What is this game? One day, you feel like you won't even be able to do it.' . be able to score a run. And another day, you feel like everything is falling into place."
"Especially when the wickets fell, I wanted to give myself to the team. I was focused. I was in the zone. After that, I realized that everything that had to happen would happen. This (the win) had to happen for me and the team ”.
"Even at the end, when the match was heading towards a tense finish, we lived every ball. At one point, hope was gone. After that, Hardik Pandya took a wicket, changed and we came back with every over." Kohli said.
Prime Minister Modi highlighted that people's support, along with Kohli's self-confidence, became a driving force at a crucial time. "Everyone felt it. You had scored 75 in total (before the final) and in the final (76). There is a reward when you have everyone's support. It becomes a driving force," he said.
The player of the tournament, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, spoke of doing his bit to help the team in difficult situations during the tournament. “Whenever I bowl for India, I bowl at very crucial stages. Whenever the situation is difficult, I have to bowl in that situation.”
“So I feel very good when I can help the team and if I can win the match in any difficult situation, then I have a lot of confidence and I also keep that confidence going forward. And especially in this tournament, there were many situations where I had to bowl difficult overs and I was able to help the team and win the match,” he said.
To this, Kohli replied, "Thank you for inviting us all here. I will remember this day forever. I couldn't contribute as much as I wanted to. At one point I told Rahul Dravid that I couldn't." "To do justice to myself and this team. He told me that he believed that I will deliver when the situation arises."
"I also told Rohit Sharma that when we came out to bat (in the final) I didn't have much confidence, but after the first delivery, I told Rohit, 'What is this game? One day, you feel like you won't even be able to do it.' . be able to score a run. And another day, you feel like everything is falling into place."
"Especially when the wickets fell, I wanted to give myself to the team. I was focused. I was in the zone. After that, I realized that everything that had to happen would happen. This (the win) had to happen for me and the team ”.
"Even at the end, when the match was heading towards a tense finish, we lived every ball. At one point, hope was gone. After that, Hardik Pandya took a wicket, changed and we came back with every over." Kohli said.
Prime Minister Modi highlighted that people's support, along with Kohli's self-confidence, became a driving force at a crucial time. "Everyone felt it. You had scored 75 in total (before the final) and in the final (76). There is a reward when you have everyone's support. It becomes a driving force," he said.
The player of the tournament, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, spoke of doing his bit to help the team in difficult situations during the tournament. “Whenever I bowl for India, I bowl at very crucial stages. Whenever the situation is difficult, I have to bowl in that situation.”
“So I feel very good when I can help the team and if I can win the match in any difficult situation, then I have a lot of confidence and I also keep that confidence going forward. And especially in this tournament, there were many situations where I had to bowl difficult overs and I was able to help the team and win the match,” he said.
