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Tri-Nation: The defeat is a reality check: Virat Kohli

The punishing 161-run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka was difficult to digest and a "reality check" for his side, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli said as India suffered its second successive defeat in the cricket tri-series, here

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Sri Lanka piled up a huge 348 for one and then shot out the Indians for a paltry 187 in 44.5 overs. India are now in a position, where they need to win the remaining two games to qualify for the final. "It was a reality check for us, we have to analyse what we did wrong. We have two more games to go. This is going to hurt the guys a little bit," Kohli, leading the side in place of injured skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, said.

Kohli said the bowlers let them down in the match and a slow start in the chase too was responsible for the debacle. "It was a tough day at the office. We were not up to the mark with the ball.

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