'When things aren't going your way...': Virat Kohli breaks silence on his batting struggles after match-winning 74 in 3rd ODI vs Australia

India's superstar batter Virat Kohli admitted it becomes so challenging when things aren't going your way after he led India to a resounding nine-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 25.

Good to be out of the pond: Virat Kohli

After falling for back-to-back ducks in the first two matches, Kohli cracked an unbeaten 74 to help India chase down the 237-run target with 69 balls to spare. Rohit Sharma too smashed an unbeaten 121 which was coupled with Harshit Rana's four-fer in India's winning cause. With this India ended up preventing a series sweep with a consolation win after crashing in the first two matches.

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After wrapping up the chase, the chase master Kohli said that the situation in teh middle bring the best out of him.

"Good to be out of the pond. The game shows you something even at this stage. It's so challenging when things aren't going your way. Situations in the middle get the best out of me. Easy to bat with Rohit, glad it was a match-finishing stand. From early on, we understood the game well. That's how you become successful. Even back in the day, we thought we could take games away from the opposition. It all started in 2013 vs Australia, in the ODIs at home. They also know that games are sealed if we batted 20 overs together. We've loved coming to this country, played some of our best. You guys have been brilliant, he says to the crowd," Kohli told broadcasters after the match.

Virat Kohli shatters Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record

Kohli strode to the crease after a solid start from the Indian openers, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma. The visitors already had 69 runs on the board when Gill was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood on the third delivery of the 11th over, bringing the skipper to the wicket.

The crowd at the SCG immediately rose to welcome the Indian legend. Kohli pushed the very first ball of his knock towards the mid-on region, taking a crucial single that marked his first runs of the tour. Clearly relieved to be off the mark, the star batsman was seen celebrating the moment with a visible punch in the air.

Kohli then took no time to bring his fifty and thus achieved a historic milestone, which marked his 75th half-century in ODIs.
This fifty allowed Kohli to break the record for the most 50-plus scores in the second innings (chases) in ODI history. He surpassed his legendary compatriot Sachin Tendulkar, who previously held the record with 69 such scores. Kohli already holds the record for the most hundreds in ODI chases with an impressive 28 tons.