'We will plan against Virat Kohli,' says Babar Azam ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 | India vs Pakistan

Virat Kohli has played some memorable knocks against Pakistan in ICC and ACC tournaments and skipper Babar Azam revealed that his side will 'plan against Kohli' during T20 World Cup 2024.

Speaking at the media conference on Monday, Babar said that though the team does not plan against one particular player, but they will be planning against Virat, who he called as "one of the best players."

"As a team, you always plan against different teams and according to their strengths. We do not plan anything against one player. We plan for all 11 players. We do not know much about the conditions in New York and we will plan accordingly. He [Virat Kohli] is one of the best players and we will plan against him as well," he said.

Virat has given Pakistan bowlers nightmares in T20Is and has scored 488 runs at an average of over 81 in 10 matches. He has a strike rate of over 123, with 5 half-centuries. His best score is 82 not out.

India is placed in Group A and begin its campaign against Ireland on June 5. Their marque clash against arch rivals Pakistan is scheduled on June 9.

India squad for T20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.

Reserves – Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan