CWC 2019: Virat Kohli open to batting at no.4 in World Cup if the team requires

Virat also touched upon the bowling combination of the Indian team in World Cup.

Indian captain Virat Kohli is eagerly looking forward to facing Australians in the upcoming five-match ODI series starting with the first match in Hyderabad on March 2. Before the match, Virat Kohli attended a press conference in Hyderabad and touched upon various issues.

One such issue was Kohli batting at no.4 in ODIs and he said, he will be "more than happy to bat at number four" in the World Cup, beginning on May 30.

"I've batted a lot of times at number four. I don't necessarily try it out as I've done that a lot in the past. My game doesn't change much from number three to four because the template is quite similar. In any given situation I try to play the game I know," Kohli said.

Kohli also spoke about the bowling combination for the World Cup 2019 and said, "bowlers will depend on the opposition we will play, considering who will be more effective against the batsmen of other team".

He further said, "If conditions are seaming then it will be more pace dominating along with Hardik (Pandya) who is the all-rounder in the team. It is all about the combinations. I don't see one ahead of the other. Both (Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav) of them together are the strongest spin bowling partners in the world at the moment. Our success in these couple of years is mainly because of these two guys and their impact in the middle overs and their ability to pick wickets for us."

(With PTI inputs)