Kohli added that while Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Ashwin bowled well, both left-arm spinner Nadeem and off-spinner Sundar leaked far too many runs.
“If you talk about fast bowlers and Ashwin, they bowled consistently in good areas. The three of them. But I think if Washy (Washington Sundar) and Shahbaz (Nadeem) would have bowled those economical spells, the pressure created would have been more. The situation would have been different. The opposition would have scored 80-90 runs less,” said the Indian skipper.
“Plus, if you see from the batting point of view in first innings, if you have add 70-80 runs more, the match reaches in an equal stage.
In reply to England’s 578, India managed 337, thus conceding a massive 241-run lead.
“The Test shifted in their favour when we batted in the first innings. We were looking to bat long and were not able to do that. I don’t think there was enough application shown by us as a batting unit. (It’s) something that we take a lot of pride in….