BY SUNIT JANGIR

Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari shone as India A crushed West Indies A by 203 runs at County Ground, Northampton on Friday, June 29. India A set a massive total of 354 before bowling out Windies on 151. India A who already reached into the final of the tri-series won their 3rd game in 4 matches while Windies remains winless in as many games.## In moreover a dead rubber match, India A had won the toss and opted to bat first. India A lost early wickets of Rishabh Pant and skipper Iyer on 28 in 4th over before Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari add 160 runs for the 3rd wicket. Shaw got dismiss after scoring 102 off 90 balls.## Hanuma Vihari who had scored a half-century in the last match against England got his century this time. He scored 147 off 131 balls before got run out on the last ball of the innings. Deepak Hooda (21), Vijay Shankar (28) and Ishan Kishan (21) also played important innings to lift India's score to a massive 354 for 6 after 50 overs.## West Indies' Khemar Holder was the most successful bowler. He picked 3 wickets for 70 in his 10 overs. In the match where all other bowlers went for over 6-runs per over, Cornwall bowled a most economical spell for West Indies. He gave away 43 runs in 10 overs and picked a wicket.## In reply of massive 355, West Indies A looked nowhere in this game as they kept losing wickets in regular intervals. Chandrapaul Hemraj was the highest scorer for his side with 43 off 46 balls. Sunil Ambris (32), Reifer (26) got the start but couldn't capitalize. Windies couldn't play even full 50 overs and bowled out on 151 in 37.4 overs.## India bowled really well. Axer Patel took for 4 wickets for 36 but Deepak Chahar was the star performer once again. He dismissed dangerous Jermaine Blackwood on the very first ball of the innings and Andre McCarthy on 17 in his 3rd over. Karshinappa Gowtham completed his spell and gave away only 38 runs and picked a wicket also.## The final will be played between India A and England A on Monday, July 2 at London.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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One of the most awaited films of 2018, Sanju is doing brilliantly well at the box office. Sanju will break many box office collection records. ## This film stars Ranbir Kapoor in lead role with very good supporting cast Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Tabu (HerSelf), Paresh Rawal (Sunil Dutt), Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala (Nargis), Dia Mirza (Manyata Dutt) and Karishma Tanna (Madhuri Dixit). ## Sanju is directed by Rajkumar Hirani, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and distributed by Fox Star Studios. ## Review## Sanju gets an overwhelming response from Bollywood critics and its audiences. People are connecting emotionally with the film. One word from audiences is that this is Ranbir Kapoor's best work till date and Rajkumar Hirani is super as always. ## Sanju Box Office Collection Day Wise DayIndia Net CollectionChange Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 34.75 Cr - Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 38.60 Cr +11.07% Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 46.71 Cr +21.06% Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 25.35 Cr -45.73% Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 22.10 Cr -12.82% Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 18.90 Cr -14.48% Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 16.10 Cr -14.81% Week 1 Collection ₹ 202.51 Cr - Day 8 [2nd Friday] ₹ 12.90 Cr -19.88% Day 9 [2nd Saturday] ₹ 22.02 Cr +70.70% Day 10 [2nd Sunday] ₹ 28.05 Cr +27.38% Day 11 [2nd Monday] ₹ 9.50 Cr -66.13% Day 12 [2nd Tuesday] ₹ 8.00 Cr -15.79% Day 13 [2nd Wednesday] ₹ 6.25 Cr -21.87% Day 14 [2nd Thursday] ₹ 5.95 Cr -4.80% Week 2 Collection ₹ 92.67 Cr -54.24% Day 15 [3rd Friday] ₹ 4.42 Cr -25.71% Day 16 [3rd Saturday] ₹ 7.75 Cr +75.34% Day 17 [3rd Sunday] ₹ 9.29 Cr +19.87% Day 18 [3rd Monday] ₹ 2.81 Cr -69.75% Day 19 [3rd Tuesday] ₹ 2.59 Cr -7.83% Day 20 [3rd Wednesday] ₹ 2.42 Cr -6.56% Day 21 [3rd Thursday] ₹ 2.34 Cr -3.31% Week 3 Collection ₹ 31.62 Cr -65.88% Day 22 [4th Friday] ₹ 1.28 Cr -45.30% Day 23 [4th Saturday] ₹ 2.19 Cr +71.09% Day 24 [4th Sunday] ₹ 3.28 Cr +49.77% Day 25 [4th Monday] ₹ 1.00 Cr -69.51% Day 26 [4th Tuesday] ₹ 0.98 Cr -2.00% Day 27 [4th Wednesday] ₹ 0.90 Cr -8.16% Day 28 [4th Thursday] ₹ 0.85 Cr -5.56% Week 4 Collection ₹ 10.48 Cr -66.86% Day 29 [5th Friday] ₹ 0.45 Cr -47.06% Day 30 [5th Saturday] ₹ 0.87 Cr +93.33% Day 31 [5th Sunday] ₹ 1.15 Cr +32.18% Day 32 [5th Monday] ₹ 0.35 Cr -68.57% Day 33 [5th Tuesday] ₹ 0.40 Cr +14.28% Day 34 [5th Wednesday] ₹ 0.38 Cr -5.00% Day 35 [5th Thursday] ₹ 0.34 Cr -10.53% Week 5 Collection ₹ 3.94 Cr -62.40% Day 36 [6th Friday] ₹ 0.15 Cr -55.89% Day 37 [6th Saturday] ₹ 0.23 Cr +53.33% Day 38 [6th Sunday] ₹ 0.30 Cr +30.43% Day 39 [6th Monday] ₹ 0.10 Cr -66.67% Day 40 [6th Tuesday] ₹ 0.09 Cr -10.00% Day 41 [6th Wednesday] ₹ 0.08 Cr -11.11% Day 42 [6th Thursday] ₹ 0.08 Cr -0% Week 6 Collection ₹ 1.03 Cr -73.86% Week 7 Collection ₹ 0.30 Cr -70.87% Week 8 Collection ₹ 0.02 Cr -93.33% Total ₹ 342.57 Cr - ## India Net Collection ₹ 342.57 Cr ## Worldwide Collection ₹ 588.50 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 150 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 438.50 Cr ## Sanju Budget: ₹ 100 Cr ## Sanju Verdict: All Time Blockbuster ## Records: ## - Sanju is the second highest opening day collection movie for Bollywood in 2018. ## - Sanju is the 8th highest opening day collection movie in India [All Time]. ## - Sanju is the highest collection movie for Bollywood in 2018. ## - Sanju is the highest opening weekend collection movie for Bollywood in 2018. ## - Sanju is the 5th highest opening weekend collection movie for Bollywood [All Time]. ## - Sanju is the second highest single-day collection Hindi movie [All Time] [46.71 Cr on 1st Sunday]. First is Thugs of Hindostan [50.75 Cr] and third is Baahubali 2 [46.50 on 1st Sunday]. ## - Sanju is the 3rd highest India net collection Hindi movie for India [All Time]. ## - Sanju is the 9th highest worldwide collection movie for India [All Time]. ## - Sanju is the highest collection movie for Ranbir Kapoor. ## - Sanju is the highest collection movie for Rajkumar Hirani. ## Note: Sanju box office collection data and records are as of 29th June 2018. ## Sanju is a biopic on Sanjay Dutt's controversial life. Coming from a family of cinematic legends, actor Sanjay Dutt reaches dizzying heights of success but also battles numerous addictions and other personal demons in his life. This film will show you both his side positive and negative. ## Release Date: 29th June 2018 ## Extra ## Top 5 Opening for Bollywood in 2018 ## 1. Thugs Of Hindostan ₹ 50.75 Cr ## 2. Sanju ₹ 34.75 Cr ## 3. Race 3 ₹ 29.17 Cr ## 4. Gold ₹ 25.25 Cr ## 5. Baaghi 2 ₹ 25.1 Cr ## For more and latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, stay tuned to us.

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Here is the box office collection for movie Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year which is a comedy-drama film. This film is written by Jaideep Sahni, directed by Shimit Amin, produced by Aditya Chopra and distributed by Yash Raj Films. ## Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year stars Ranbir Kapoor in lead role. ## Here is Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Day Wise Collection DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 3.56 Cr Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 3.08 Cr Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 3.76 Cr Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 1.70 Cr Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 1.50 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 1.13 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 1.00 Cr Week 1 Collection ₹ 15.73 Cr Week 2 Collection ₹ 3.91 Cr Week 3 Collection ₹ 0.50 Cr Week 4 Collection ₹ 0.15 Cr ## Total Net Collection ₹ 20.29 Cr ## Worldwide Collection Gross ₹ 33.30 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 7.30 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 26.00 Cr ## Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Budget: ₹ 16 Cr ## Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Verdict: SEMI-HIT ## Release Date: 11 December, 2009 ## For more and latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

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Here is the box office collection for movie Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani which is a romantic comedy film. This film is written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, produced by Ramesh S Taurani and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures. ## Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. ## Here is Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Day Wise Collection DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 6.64 Cr Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 7.44 Cr Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 9.51 Cr Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 4.85 Cr Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 3.80 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 3.00 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 2.53 Cr Week 1 Collection ₹ 37.37 Cr Week 2 Collection ₹ 12.34 Cr Week 3 Collection ₹ 8.64 Cr Week 4 Collection ₹ 4.09 Cr Week 5 Collection ₹ 1.20 Cr Week 6 Collection ₹ 0.56 Cr ## Total Net Collection ₹ 64.20 Cr ## Worldwide Collection Gross ₹ 101.00 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 18.00 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 83.00 Cr ## Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Budget: ₹ 25 Cr ## Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Verdict: SUPER-HIT ## Release Date: 6 November 2009 ## For more and latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

BY SUNIT JANGIR

India started their overseas season with a thumping 76-run win over Ireland on Wednesday, June 27. Led by Rohit Sharma's 97 off 61 balls and Shikhar Dhawan's 74 off 45 balls India posted a mammoth total of 208 on the board before Kuldeep Yadav (4/21) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3/38) restricted Ireland to 132 for 8 in 20 overs.## The 23-year old Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav was particularly very impressive. He used his variations very well which becomes very hard for a batsman to pick. He said in the post-match press conference that India was pleased with their performance and also it was a good match for him personally.## "It was a good start. batsmen scored the runs, So it became easier to bowl, as there was a target of over 200 to defend. Individually, it was a good game for me as the ball was coming out like I wanted to, variations were also coming out well. So it was a good start.## "Conditions were normal. The wicket was a touch slow and the ball also was turning. So I was feeling normal, it didn't feel any different," he said.## Kuldeep Yadav is one of those bowlers who always thinks for wickets. It shows in his bowling as he bowls attacking line and length all the time. His thinking process makes him different bowler from others.## "It depends on the style of bowling, my style is different. I always look for wickets and give breakthroughs to my team. That is my style. But each bowler has his own style of bowling. I always look for wickets," he said.## Apart from his team's success, Kuldeep believes that Ireland will get better from here. He feels that it become tough for them to play wrist spinners as they are not used to play such kind of bowling.## "They played our fast bowlers pretty well but struggled against spinners," he observed. "They did use their feet but did not show much footwork. We vary the pace, bowl slow, and (I can understand) they possibly are not used to such kind of bowling, but the more they play they will get better."## India's spin twin Kuldeep and Chahal both bowled really well in 1st T20 which is a positive sign for the Indian side before taking on inform England.## Tha second match of the T20I series between Ireland and India will be played on Friday, June 29 at The Village, Dublin.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Here is the box office collection for movie Wake Up Sid which is a romantic drama film. This film is written and directed by Ayan Mukerji, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar and distributed by Dharma Productions and UTV Motion Pictures. ## Wake Up Sid stars Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma in lead roles. ## Here is Wake Up Sid Day Wise Collection DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 3.66 Cr Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 2.82 Cr Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 3.94 Cr Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 1.60 Cr Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 1.40 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 1.16 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 1.10 Cr Week 1 Collection ₹ 15.68 Cr Week 2 Collection ₹ 8.70 Cr Week 3 Collection ₹ 2.36 Cr Week 4 Collection ₹ 1.00 Cr ## Total Net Collection ₹ 27.74 Cr ## Worldwide Collection Gross ₹ 47.00 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 11.00 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 36.00 Cr ## Wake Up Sid Budget: ₹ 18 Cr ## Wake Up Sid Verdict: HIT ## Release Date: 2nd October, 2009 ## For more and latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

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Here is the box office collection for movie Bachna Ae Haseeno which is a romantic drama film. This film is directed by Siddharth Anand, produced by Aditya Chopra and distributed by Yash Raj Films. ## Bachna Ae Haseeno stars Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone and Minissha Lamba in lead roles. ## Here is Bachna Ae Haseeno Day Wise Collection DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 4.87 Cr Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 3.73 Cr Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 4.55 Cr Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 2.30 Cr Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 2.10 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 1.32 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 1.20 Cr Week 1 Collection ₹ 20.07 Cr Week 2 Collection ₹ 9.80 Cr Week 3 Collection ₹ 3.70 Cr Week 4 Collection ₹ 2.00 Cr Week 5 Collection ₹ 1.00 Cr ## Total Net Collection ₹ 36.57 Cr ## Worldwide Collection Gross ₹ 62.00 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 15.00 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 47.00 Cr ## Bachna Ae Haseeno Budget: ₹ 23 Cr ## Bachna Ae Haseeno Verdict: HIT ## Release Date: 15 August, 2008 ## For more and latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

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Here is the box office collection for movie Saawariya which is a romantic film. This film is produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali under SLB Films and distributed by Sony Pictures and Meteor Pictures. ## Saawariya stars both debutant Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles. ## Here is Saawariya Day Wise Collection DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 3.00 Cr Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 3.70 Cr Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 4.52 Cr Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 2.10 Cr Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 1.80 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 1.63 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 1.50 Cr Week 1 Collection ₹ 18.25 Cr Week 2 Collection ₹ 3.32 Cr Week 3 Collection ₹ 0.61 Cr Week 4 Collection ₹ 0.13 Cr ## Total Net Collection ₹ 22.31 Cr ## Worldwide Collection Gross ₹ 39.13 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 12.13 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 27.00 Cr ## Saawariya Budget: ₹ 45.00 Cr ## Saawariya Verdict: DISASTER ## Release Date: 09 November, 2007 ## For more and latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

BY SUNIT JANGIR

It was a dominating display of both batting and bowling which helped India to beat Ireland in 1st match of 2-match T20I series at The Village, Dublin on Wednesday, June 27.## First, it was Rohit Sharma (97 off 61 balls) and Shikhar Dhawan (74 off 45 balls) helped India to reach on the mammoth total of 208 in 20 overs. After that Kuldeep Yadav (4 for 21) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3 for 38) restrict Ireland to 132 for 9 in 20 overs.## Earlier in the day, it was Ireland who had won the toss and opted India to bat first. The decision went against them as Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan added 160 off 96 balls for the first wicket before Dhawan got out. Dhawan hit 5 fours and 5 sixes in his innings.## Rohit Sharma continued to play his shots but unfortunately, he missed out his 3rd hundred in the shortest format of the game and fell just 3 runs short in the last over of the innings. When he got out India had already been scored 202 runs. Hardik Pandya hit six off the last ball which was the only ball he had faced.## Ireland's bowlers were taken all around the park by Rohit and Dhawan despite Peter Chase who was the best bowler for his side. He finished his spell with 4 for 35 in his 4 overs.## In reply of 209, only James Shannon could saw some fight and scored 60 off 35 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes. None of the other batsmen could contribute much as Stuart Thompson (12) was the second highest run scorer. Kavin O Brien (10) and Andy Balbirnie (11) got the start but couldn't capitalise it.## The spin twin of India Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal bowled brilliantly and shared 7 wickets with each other. Jasprit Bumrah also got 2 wickets for 19 in 4 overs. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar couldn't get a wicket but he was the most economical bowler of the match. He finished his spell with 4-0-16-0.## Kuldeep Yadav awarded Man Of The Match for his brilliant spell of spin bowling. The second and final match will be played on 29th June at same venue.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Indian skipper Virat Kohli remained on the top spot in latest ICC MRF Tyres ODI batting Ranking with 909 points while his teammate, pacer Jasprit Bumrah topped in bowling ranking with 787 points.## England's Jason Roy, Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow were also the gainers in batting ranking. Roy who was the highest run-getter in recently concluded series against Australia enters in top 20 while Bairstow moved up 4 places to 11.## England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler who was the Man Of The Series against Australia gained two positions and moved up to 16 while Alex Hales and skipper Eoin Morgan benefitted too. But their Test skipper, Joe Root didn't have good series with the bat as he had scored only 104 runs in 5 innings and resulted in, he slipped 3 spots to 6.## England's spin twin, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid who played an important role in their 5-0 win, moved up to 13th and 9th position respectively in bowlers rankings. The duo shared 12 wickets each in 5 matches with remarkable economy rates of 5.09 and 5.60 respectively.## Australia didn't have an ideal result in terms of winning but their stand out performer Shaun Marsh, who slammed two centuries on his way to scoring 288 runs. That helped him re-enter the table at No.80, while Travis Head, who scored three half-centuries, reached a career-best 670 points, putting him at No.19, up by three spots.## Pakistan's Babar Azam moved up behind No.1 Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma (No.4) and Ross Taylor (No.5) gained too despite not being in action. While in bowling, Bumrah and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan moved up significantly at the top of the chart. Yuzvendra Chahal is at 8th position with 667 points.## Top-5 Batsman:## 1. Virat Kohli (IND) - 909 Points## 2. Babar Azam (PAK) - 813 Points## 3. David Warner (AUS) - 803 Points## 4. Rohit Sharma (IND) - 799 Points## 5. Ross Taylor (NZ) - 785 Points## Top-5 Bowlers:## 1. Jasprit Bumrah (IND) - 787 Points## 2. Rashid Khan (AFG) - 763 Points## 3. Hasan Ali (PAK) - 711 Points## 4. Trent Boult (NZ) - 699 Points## 5. Josh Hazlewood (AUS) - 696 Points## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Is there any better wicketkeeper-batsman than England's Jos Buttler at this moment in the world?. Well Australian stand-in skipper Tim Paine don't think so.## After humiliating 5-0 lose to England, Australia's stand-in skipper said that it is a hard time for Australian cricket. But he was nothing sort in praising England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and reckons that he is the best wicketkeeper-batsman in the world at the moment.## "He's good. He's very good," said the Australia captain. “Right now, at the moment, he'd have to be the best white-ball wicket-keeper batsman in the world. I don't think there are too many guys to challenge him. MS Dhoni is pretty good, but right at this moment, Jos is at the absolute peak of his powers.## “He understands his one-day game so well and knows his strengths inside-out and just doesn't go away from him. He's someone for our batters to watch and see first-hand. Those experiences are going to be really good for D'Arcy Short or Travis Head, to see him and Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy at their best.”## Jos Buttler helped England to whitewash Australia with a sublime 110* in the final ODI where he single-handedly took his side over the line. He awarded Man Of The Match for his match-winning knock as well as Man Of The Series for scoring 275 runs in 5 innings with an astonishing average of 137.50.## England's skipper Eoin Morgan wasn't stingy with his words to praising his teammates after his brilliant performance in final ODI.## "To produce an innings like that when we needed, and to engage in partnerships with … they’re not tail-enders, they’re our lower order … it’s something that we saw in the past as well (from Buttler) and it’s something that is taken for granted,” said Morgan.## “He used all his experience today, particularly on a wicket that was two-paced, and managed to get us over the line somehow. When he plays like that, he creates a lot of belief in the changing room and amongst the guys, and that rubs off on the confidence level as well. Outstanding.”## England whitewash Australia which is their first ever whitewash over their arch-rivals in one-day cricket. On the other hand, after losing 5-0, Australia slipped to 6th rank which is their lowest since 1984 in ODIs.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri were all pumped up before heading to Ireland and the United Kingdom tour where India will play 2 T20s against Ireland and 3 T20s, 3 ODIs and 5 Tests against England.## Virat Kohli who missed out Afghanistan's Test due to the neck injury was talking to the media in New Delhi on Friday, June 22 along with coach Shastri.## Kohli has been moved on from last England tour where he failed to make an impact and expecting from people to get over of it.## "I think a lot of people have held on to the last tour for too long. We've had the Champions Trophy as well which has totally been forgotten - I don't think that was in Bangladesh. I was asked this question when we reached England (what are you looking forward to?), and I said taking a walk and having coffee on the street. My thinking is very different when I go on a tour, I literally am looking forward to enjoying the country, am not even thinking of the cricket. I know if I'm in a good zone, I will play well. If I think like how people are thinking on the outside, then things don't happen.## Virat is excited to get back on the field after missing Afghanistan Test and looking forward to playing abroad.## "This is just another series for me individually, but for us as a team, this is a very exciting time. After what happened in South Africa, we're actually looking forward to playing more difficult Test cricket. That I feel is the best thing that can happen.## "You don't want to go to England saying, 'Oh the Test series in one month'. We want it to actually be sooner. That's the kind of excitement we take along with us. It's the same case with the ODIs and the T20s. It's just a great phase for Indian cricket."## When it comes to fitness, no one can match Virat Kohli even though he missed out a Test due to injury he is one of the fittest players of this generation.## "I'm 100% ready to go. The neck is fine now. I have had six to seven sessions in Mumbai. I have had a good practice. I am absolutely ready to go. Went through a fitness test as well so the body is feeling fine. I'm actually excited to get back on the field which is a very rare thing when you play so much cricket but I think these sort of breaks really help and mentally they make you fresh and excited to go back on the pitch again," Kohli said.## "In hindsight, I feel what has happened is the best for me. I wanted (to experience) the more difficult phase of those conditions. I wanted the wet and damp conditions where Puji [Cheteshwar Pujara], Ishant and Varun played in. But in hindsight, if I was 90% with my body and used to the conditions rather than 110% and fresh, I'd much rather be where I am today."## Coach Ravi Shastri also believes that fitness enhanced your ability to do well and play good cricket. He was talking about benefits of Yo-Yo test which has become mandatory for selection in the team.## "You have a certain ability, but if you're fit then that same ability gets enhanced. And that's why we emphasise on this yo-yo thing. And whoever thinks it's a one-off, he's sadly mistaken. He can take a walk. The philosophy is simple. You pass, you play. You fail, you sit. The captain leads from the front, the selectors are on the same page, the entire team management is on the same page and the boys have responded extremely well."## Virat said this time its ideal condition for us as we will get enough time before playing 5-match Test series, unlike last time where India play Test cricket before limited overs series.## "Preparation, it's ideal. You get to play ODIs, then T20s and by the time the Test starts, it's already a month. There's a lot of time to acclimatise. The plan is the same as that was in South Africa, against Sri Lanka, and what was there before. The strategy doesn't change. Mindset doesn't change if we don't perform in one series or another. Our focus is on cricket. We don't have to do anything different. We have to play with a match-winning mindset. It's not about individual players, it's about the team."## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.##