On what helped him turn the tide with the bat, Kohli said: I took away all the video footage from the best of times, the same initial movements, the same approach to the ball, and it was just something that was going on in my head, I couldn’t explain it to anybody.

Since Kohli scored a century against Afghanistan in last year’s Asia Cup T20, which was his first since November 2019, he is the fifth highest scorer in international cricket with 1,769 for 41 in 41 innings.

Ahead of the 2023 World Cup, Kohli is one of the two players who were part of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning team besides Ashwin.

Before the opening match against Australia, India play warm-up matches against England and Netherlands.