India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli's men start campaign with blockbuster clash against arch-rivals
India Today
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli has maintained that their opening match is just another game for him but even he had to acknowledge that matches against Pakistan has a different atmosphere to them. India will look to make a good start to the tournament by maintaining their unbeaten record against their arch-rivals in World Cup matches,
India start their campaign with arguably the ultimate pressure game they will face in the tournament with the exception of a big-ticket knockout stage match. They have been clinical against Pakistan in World Cup matches, 50-over and 20-over, particularly in recent years, but the pitfalls of taking a win in this match for granted was seen in their stunning defeat in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Virat Kohli, who is starting his final assignment as captain of India in T20 cricket, said that he and the rest of the team is looking at it as just another game. He had to concede, however, that elements around the match does feel different. "I have just approached this game as another game of cricket and I know there is a lot of hype around this game, more so with ticket sales and demands of tickets," Kohli told the media last week.