There is no one who wants to win more than the players themselves, and Virat Kohli is feeling the pressure ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023.

Virat Kohli, the senior batsman for India, is putting in a lot of work to get ready for the high-stakes Cricket World Cup, which is set to begin in India in the month of October. Every team will play nine league matches, with each other team serving as an opponent once. After that, the top four teams in the standings will advance to the semifinals.

Virat Kohli, in the midst of all of the discussion surrounding this year’s World Cup, took a trip down memory lane and spoke about his experience playing in the 2011 World Cup, which India won in a valiant manner. After a gap of 12 years, the World Cup will be held in India again; Virat Kohli, who will be participating in his fourth World Cup this year at the age of 34, was 23 years old when the tournament was last held in India.

Virat Kohli remarked that winning the World Cup in 2011 was the defining moment of his professional career during a promotional event.

He went on to say that at the time, he was just 23 years old, thus he did not completely appreciate the significance of the victory. But now, 12 years later, at the age of 34, having participated in two more iterations of the World Cup, he is finally able to comprehend the feelings that all of his senior teammates had during the 2011 tournament.

Even more so for Sachin Tendulkar, considering this was his final World Cup competition. After having participated in a number of previous World Cups by that point, it was a very meaningful achievement for him to win the tournament in Mumbai, which is where he was born. I mean, it was material from many dreams. And that night, after we won the World Cup, in and of itself, was something wonderful,” stated Virat Kohli, as quoted by PTI.

When asked about the amount of pressure he is under leading up to the World Cup this year, Virat Kohli responded, “The pressure is always there. The supporters usually declare that we want the team to win a cup very badly, and we always mean it. I don’t want to talk about anything else than myself. I appear to be in the correct location. Since I’m being honest, I am aware that the people’s expectations and feelings are present. He also remarked that nobody, not even the fans, wants to win the Cup more than the players do for their respective teams.

The 34-year-old competitor pondered on the strain that she faced during the 2011 competition. He stated, “I remember how much pressure there was on all of the players when we were travelling,” and I quoted his exact words. Thank goodness, there was no such thing as social media back then. In all candour, that would have been a terrible ordeal. In addition to this, he claimed that wherever the squad went (including airports and hotels), there was just one thing on everyone’s mind: “We need to win the Cup.”

However, before they can compete in the World Cup, the Indian squad must first compete in the Asia Cup, which will act as a tune-up for them before the main event. On September 2, India will begin competition in the continental championship with a high-stakes match versus Pakistan, which will take place in Sri Lanka.