"Every series for us is challenging. We have a certain preparation that we have done and we have a good head space going into the series."Captaincy doesn't
We come into this series much more confident and much surer about us as a squad, what we want to do," Kohli told the reporters on the eve of the opening Test. There is no higher or lower in the order.The series against the Steve Smith-led side will be the fourth and last home series of the 2016-17 season for India, who have notched up emphatic Test series win against New Zealand (3-0), England (4-0) and Bangladesh (one-off match)."With our preparation, we are very sure of how we want to go about this game and the series. Captaincy requires you to be on point throughout the game.At the personal front, Kohli is currently enjoying a good run of form at the moment. So that has been our strength."We don't tend to focus too much on our oppositions.However, Kohli insisted that all the teams they have played before are of good quality and that the Australian side are no different. Everyone is feeling confident and that is the most important thing," the Indian skipper emphasized.Riding on the euphoria of a fairytale 19-match unbeaten streak, Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday insisted that his side is not bothering about Australia's recent form and is rather focusing on their own strength in the four-match series beginning on Thursday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium.
All teams that we played before are the good quality teams. So in that aspect I think complacency goes out of the window when you become captain and you tend to focus a lot more in certain situation.On the other hand, Australia were slumped to a series defeat against South Africa before a drastic change in their batting line-up saw them clinch four successive wins on the trot including three against Pakistan.The series against the Steve Smith-led Australian side will be the 4th and last home series of the 2016-17 season for Virat Kohli-led India. And that is something that had worked personally for me and Steve Smith as well," he said. But at the same time we respect them as much and for us every opposition has to be respected on equal terms. We don't rate any series higher or lower than the other one. We just want to focus on our skills and play good cricket out there," the swashbuckling batsman added. He has notched up 1168 Test runs in one season, a first by any batsman at home.Virat Kohli insisted that all the teams they have played before are of good quality and that the Australian side are no different.
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