TEST CRICKET
Virat Kohli believes India can keep pressure on England
India arrived at Hampshire’s headquarters on the back of a thumping 203-run victory at Trent Bridge
Virat Kohli believes India are better placed to avoid the mistakes of four years ago as they look to build on their third Test win over England when the series continues in Southampton on Thursday. India arrived at Hampshire’s headquarters on the back of a thumping 203-run victory at Trent Bridge — a match in which captain Kohli scored exactly 200 runs, including a century, for the second time this series after performing a similar feat in the first Test at Edgbaston. Last week’s success in Nottingham saw India cut England’s lead in the five-match campaign to 2-1. In 2014, India came to Hampshire having beaten England by 95 runs to be 1-0 up after three Tests in a five-match series with one draw. From then on it was one-way traffic, with England thrashing India by 266 runs to start a run of three straight wins that led to a 3-1 series success. "Last time around I can’t pinpoint as to what we did wrong or maybe England played much better than us," Kohli said on Wednesday. "We probabl...
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