Before the India-Pakistan mega clash, star batsman Virat Kohli arrived 90 minutes early for practice. He practised with local bowlers. India will play against Pakistan tomorrow from 2:30 PM. On Saturday, Kohli was seen arriving at Dubai Stadium in a car with assistant coach Abhishek Nayar. India's practice time was set for 2:30 PM but Kohli reached the ground at 11:30 AM. Photos of Kohli during practice… Played drives on local bowlers' balls
According to reports, Kohli was seen practising with local net bowlers. He consistently played drives on balls outside the off stump. Along with Virat, Abhishek Nair also worked on his defence. The Pakistani team will train at the ICC Academy today from 4 PM to 7 PM. Virat is a big tournament player: Clarke
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke praised Kohli despite his poor performance against Bangladesh in India's opening match of the Champions Trophy. "I think Virat is one of those players who perform well in big tournaments. He is not in the best form, which is why Virat is training one and a half hours early," said Clarke. Virat struggling with poor form
In the first match of the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh, Kohli struggled to rotate the strike. He played 11 dot balls against spinners in the middle overs. Before getting out to leg spinner Rishad Hossain, Kohli could only score 22 runs off 38 balls. The star batsman was dismissed twice by leg spinner Adil Rashid during the ODI series against England in early February. Last year during India's 0-2 loss in Sri Lanka, he also struggled against spinners against Sri Lanka.Original Article