Star India batter Virat Kohli scored a stunning hundred against Pakistan in their 2025 Champions Trophy game on Sunday, February 23, in Dubai. After the game, Kohli opined on his weakness and how he backed himself to do well. In recent times, Virat Kohli has often struggled against balls outside the off-stump line, going for the drive and being dismissed several times as well. But he remained unbeaten on 100 off 111 balls as they chased down 241 runs in just 42.3 overs with six wickets in hand as well.

“It’s a catch-22, I mean, it’s kind of been my weakness as well over the years, but I’ve scored a lot of runs on that shot (cover drive). I think today was just about backing my shots and I think the first couple of boundaries I got were cover drives on the rise, so I really had to just let it go a little bit and take a bit of risk and follow through with my shots,” Virat Kohli said in a video posted by the Indian Cricket Team on Instagram.

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“One thing that I’ve always thought of batting at three is to minimize risk and make sure that I put my team in a winning position and if you have a chance to finish off the game in a chase, obviously that’s much better and I always preferred that kind of a situation, but yeah, my role over the years has remained the same, whatever the demand of the game, I put my head down and try to do that,” he added.

However, Team India and Pakistan last met in the ICC 2024 T20 World Cup before their 2025 Champions Trophy match. Virat Kohli also opined on the occasion of playing against Pakistan as well.

“The occasion is always a bit more lively when you play against Pakistan, especially in this region because you have equal number of fans from both countries,” Virat Kohli concluded.