What goes through a batsman's mind when dismissed on 199

#2 I should have converted a run or two into a boundary earlier

Steven Smith fell for 199 against West Indies

A run or two can easily alter the outcome of a match or even a tournament and after losing a match by a short margin, cricketers often ponder about how different an outcome would it have been had they scored a few runs earlier during their innings.

When a player fails to reach a batting milestone by a run or two, he wonders if he should have converted one of the dot balls into ones or ones in twos earlier throughout his innings. The same thought crosses the mind of a batsman when dismissed on 199 as he rues his missed chances while sitting in the pavilion.