Everybody is after my head: Kohli

Perth, Jan 13 (IBNS) Young Indian batsmen Virat Kohli wondered why critics are afer his head after playing just six Test matches.

"I don´t know why people are after me. Even after I made two 50s against the West Indies, after just one Test it was as if I was on verge of being dropped. Hitting eight one-day international hundreds can´t be a fluke; after all, that is international cricket too," Kohli told reporters.

"People have questioned my technique and temperament. I have batted at number three in ODIs and it´s not that in all 70 matches I have batted in easy situations.

"I have learnt as much as I can but I have played just six Tests. It would help me in future. It´s not the end of the world nor the last series ever played. I have to keep working hard and not worry about being dropped," he added.

Kohli is not looking for an easy way out to and wants to grind out in tough situations.

"I don´t want an easy way out. I want to bat in tough situations and learn from that experience. I don´t want to play safe," said Kohli.

"I had decided to play straight and not towards onside early on. That´s what I practised in the nets on the last two days. I went in with a plan."

"We are losing wickets in important phases -- just before lunch, tea or close. We lose wickets at important moments of the match. We had put on 80 runs (for the fifth wicket) and were looking to convert it to 150. But we couldn´t and that´s what is happening," he said.