‘You have to be at your best from game one’: Virat Kohli on Champions Trophy |

Virat Kohli. (BCCI Photo)

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket celebrity Virat Kohli has at all times loved the Champions Trophy format, which calls for groups to be at their best from the very first match.
The event is being held for the primary time since 2017, when India misplaced the ultimate to Pakistan. India will start their marketing campaign towards Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday.
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“The tournament is returning after a long time. I have always liked this competition because it represents consistency — you have to be among the top eight ranked teams to qualify. The level of competition is always high,” Kohli informed Star Sports.

Having featured in three editions of the Champions Trophy — 2009, 2013 (when India received), and 2017 — Kohli in contrast the occasion’s stress to that of the fast-paced T20 World Cup.
“In ODIs, this tournament creates the same pressure as a T20 World Cup. You only get three or four league games, and if you don’t start well, you’re immediately under pressure. That’s why I like it—you have to be at your best from game one,” the previous India captain defined.

India will face Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2 of their remaining group-stage matches. While Pakistan is the official host, India will play all their video games in Dubai beneath the occasion’s hybrid mannequin.
Kohli, trying to rating large within the event, goals to proceed his kind after a tricky Test collection in Australia. He regained his contact within the previous ODI collection towards England, the place he scored a half-century within the ultimate match in Ahmedabad.