India captain Virat Kohli believes that India and New Zealand “are on equal terms” so far as circumstances for the World Test Championship (WTC) closing are involved. Kohli additionally stays unperturbed about India’s lack of preparation time earlier than the finale in Southampton and mentioned that it’s time to benefit from the event after the arduous yards put over the previous few years.
The Indian captain insisted that his facet has sufficient information of the taking part in circumstances and the prior expertise of taking part in on English shores will assist them going ahead.
“In the past, we have landed in places three days prior even in a proper schedule and have had a hell of a series and hell of competition, so it is all in the head,” Kohli mentioned within the pre-departure press convention.
“We all know what the conditions are and I think the hunger and desire to be there is what matters. We don’t have issues with four practice sessions. We are not bothered by that at all.”
“All of us take a lot of pride in playing Test cricket, and the way, we have progressed as a side is an example of what Test cricket means to us. So, for all of us as a unit, those who have been part of the Test side for many years, this is like an accumulation of all the hard work,” he mentioned.
“Conditions are as potent for New Zealand as they are for us. Australia conditions should have favoured them but we beat them. It’s about how you look at situations. If you want us to board the flight to the UK feeling like New Zealand has the edge then there is no point in boarding that flight. We know we are on equal terms.” mentioned Kohli.
When requested if the victory in England would be the closing frontier for his workforce, Kohli didn’t agree and mentioned, “I don’t think there is any frontier for us. In Test cricket, we have finished number one for a few years now. We have worked hard to reach here. For us, it’s about keeping those standards hard. It’s like football, if you win one Champions League, you don’t stop, you just want to keep winning,” mentioned Virat Kohli.
Kohli additionally maintained that there isn’t a strain on him and from the workforce’s perspective it was time to take pleasure in and savour the event.
“Have no pressure on me. As a team, we now have to enjoy after years of hard work. I just want to take Indian cricket forward. There was no pressure on me previously and nor there is no sort of pressure on me now. It is time to enjoy the final” Kohli concluded.
