Team India's captain Rohit Sharma held a press conference on Wednesday, before the match against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy in Dubai. He said, "We have included 2 spinners and the rest are all-rounders in the team. Having all-rounders gives the team confidence." Meanwhile, speaking to the broadcasters, Virat Kohli said, "I like the pressure of the Champions Trophy. We cannot afford to lose even one match here." 2 spinners and 3 all-rounders in the team
Rohit stated to the press, We have included only 2 spinners in the team, the rest are all all-rounders. We like to play with strength. The three all-rounders provide many options in the team. We wanted to include more skilled players in the team. This is a very important ICC tournament, you have to give everything to win the trophy here. Team India will face Bangladesh in Dubai at 2:30 PM on Thursday. India will then face Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2. Kohli says 'I have always liked the Champions Trophy'
While talking to the broadcaster, Virat Kohli said, "The Champions Trophy is happening after a long time. To be honest, I have always liked this tournament a lot. You get the benefit of playing good cricket throughout the year. You get to play this tournament only after being in the top-8 ranking." He added, "The level of competition in this is always good. The last time we played the opening match in an ICC tournament against Bangladesh (2011 ODI World Cup). The tournament was very good for us then, we won the World Cup in 2011. There are good memories of that.'​​​​​​" Kohli further said, "In the ODI format, when you want the pressure of the T20 World Cup, there is the Champions Trophy for that. In T20, you only have 3-4 matches, if you don't perform well in 1-2 matches, it can be detrimental. Here too, the first 2 matches are very crucial. We have to bring our top game in this. The pressure is there from the first match, that's why I like it."Original Article