Kohli amassed his second hundred of the ongoing series against Australia.
Batting coach Sanjay Bangar on Friday (March 8) after the third ODI versus Australia in Ranchi said that Virat Kohli has taken his game to another level from where even good performances made by his own teammates may sometimes feel ordinary to the outside world.
Kohli smashed his 41st One-day International hundred ( 95-ball 123) at the JSCA International Stadium. But other Indian batsmen weren't successfully able to support him during that 314-run chase, which the home team eventually failed to accomplish by a margin of 32 runs.
"It's not that we are over-reliant on one particular individual," Bangar said at the post-match press conference. "However the level that Virat has raised his game to, the performances of other players don't seem to be that special."
"He's somebody who constantly looks out on an area for improvement and he does that on a regular basis. Probably that's the reason why he has raised the game to such a level."
"The constant quest for excellence that Virat possesses is a phenomenal factor and it's an example for any aspiring youngsters to follow."
Bangar also talked about India's team plan, as per which, they chased on the day specifically because of the expected dew factor in the night under lights.
"The way he (Kohli) batted, we expected to chase down the target as the dew factor was the premise for opting to field first. Groundsmen reported that and because there was so much dew yesterday, we opted to chase," he added.
"But today, since there was no dew, the target couldn't be chased as the ball kept low and it became a factor. Virat wanted to convert every ball and he could have put pressure had he been around for some more time."