#2 Batting first after winning the toss
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Virat Kohli has won the toss twice and has fielded first twice only to concede more than 200 runs on both occasions.
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When the batting order is faltering and melting under pressure, the captain should be looking to bat first and, bereft of any scoreboard pressure, they might well bat with a lot more freedom which will allow them to do justice to their potential.
Also, this will allow the bowlers to have a cushion when they run in to bowl and, perhaps when they defend a score, they will do a better job.
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Edited by Manish Pathak