By: Tarish Bhatt
Virat Kohli’s record has been pretty impressive as the Indian skipper in all three formats so far. And, he is all set to lead the Indian team into his first ICC tournament – Champions Trophy – as captain in the United Kingdom.
The Indian team is heading into the tournament as defending champions. They won the tournament in 2013 in MS Dhoni’s captaincy. They have a good chance of winning the tournament this time as well.
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“I am very excited to be playing as captain in my first major ICC competition,” he said. “As far as the team goes, we won last time because our fast bowlers did very well. Our spinners were strong and our opening batsman did well.
“They were the main three factors,” he added. “This year the team is a lot fitter, the cricketers are a lot more mature because that was a very young group four years ago. It has gained a lot of experience in the last three or four years.
The Indian team will open its campaign against archrivals Pakistan on June 4 in Birmingham.
