Virat Kohli admits he isn't immune to failures, says 'I hate losing'

He hasn't seen too much of it but India captain and batting mainstay Virat Kohli says he is t immune to being affected by failure, most recent instance being India's semifinal exit from ODI World Cup.

Virat Kohli on World Cup semi-final loss

"Do I get affected by failures? Yes, I do. Everyone does. At end of day, I kw my team would need me. I had feeling so strong in my heart that I am going to come t out and make India go through that tough phase (in semi-final)," Kohli told 'India Today'.

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"But n again, maybe that was I my ego talking because how can you predict something like that? You can only have a strong feeling or maybe it was a strong desire to do something like that," he said.Talking about his desire to leave behind a legacy, Kohli, who has so far scored 11,520 and 7,202 runs in ODIs and Tests respectively, said: "I hate losing. I don't want to walk out and say I could have done this. When I step out on field, it's a privilege.

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"When I walk out, I want to have zero energy. We want to leave behind a legacy that future cricketers will say we want to play like that."Kohli and his men recently tched up ir 12th successive Test series win, beating Bangladesh 2-0 in a two-match rubber earlier this month. team is currently gearing up for limited-overs series against West Indies starting December 6.

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