Virat Kohli entered, a few smiles were exchanged, but very soon the tone of the interaction turned acerbic. When things don’t go well, we as a team don’t say ‘oh we should have done this’ or ‘we should have done that’. Journalists are reporting matches with the advantage of hindsight, a luxury cricketers don’t have. What Indian cricketers must understand is that the press conference is the only place where the media feed off their vibes besides ask questions. If a player’s exclusion is dictated by the media, does that mean Kohli conceded to the criticism and dropped Rohit Sharma for Rahane at Johannesburg?

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2018 08:26 UTC