ICC World Cup 2019 | There is a lot of belief that we can achieve something special, asserts Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has stated that there is a lot of belief around the team that they can combinedly do something special for the country in the ongoing ICC World Cup. Hardik Pandya has added that the Indian fans would make the English venues feel like home whenever the team will play.
After Virat Kohli took over as the skipper of the Indian team, it was a great shift in paradigm for Indian cricket as the team shed away their conventional ideology to move forward as a team of offensive bold force. He was at the centre of it and despite having a huge public profile, he has come on to realise that having self-belief is the key to progress, and everything else can go on side by side. That robbed onto the team’s work ethic, and Kohli threw light to the discussion in an interview to World Cup’s official website.
“There is good reason why we are one of the best sides in international cricket — it requires commitment and dedication from every player. When we look around the room there is a lot of trust and belief that we can achieve something special when we go out to play,” Kohli said about the Indian team.
The one thing that Virat Kohli has always maintained in the last two and a half years is to maintain the camaraderie among the teammates and never be buoyed down by the outside pressure. Jasprit Bumrah attested to the fact and stated that the confidence from winning on ‘away’ tours last year is paying dividends for the team.
“We have a lot of belief because for 2-3 years we have been playing together. We know each other and we have been playing well, have done a lot of away tours last year and have gained a lot of confidence,” Bumrah said.
“There is always pressure. When I came into the side I felt a lot of pressure, but then you find a way. I don’t think about those pressures now, I always look what I have to do, if you have done your preparation and processes right, everything else should fall in place,” he added.
The Indian team’s popularity is even more than the host countries at times and England is one country which had seen a bigger Indian fan base than even the hosts. Pandya said the pressure that comes with it adds to the preparation and it is always good to have that kind of support.
“My teammates are my brothers. This is one team where everyone is close to each other, I can joke around with anyone. I have a fantastic relation with everyone. Indian crowd here won’t make us feel like we are playing in England. That would be nice actually. Even if something goes wrong in a couple of games, we still have 7 or 8 games to go to make up for it,” Pandya said about the crowd support in England.
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