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Indian captain Virat Kohli avoided having to prove his ability to bat on English soil before the five-match series against hosts from Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Kohli struggled to impress during his last tour of England in 2014, scoring 134 points in 10 innings, but has since emerged as one of the most reliable drummers in world through the three formats of the game.
"I'm not in a state of mind to prove myself," said the 29-year-old at a press conference on Tuesday in front of the 1000th five day match of England.
"Obviously, I want to score points for the team."
Kohli says that he has matured as a person and that he He was not affected by criticism of his performance in the four years following India's 3-1 defeat against England.
"Back in the day when I did not know better these things used to bot her me because I read a lot. But I do not read anything anymore, "he said.
" If I waste my energy on these things, I compromise my state of mind … I have to be in the mental space the most clear and it happens When I focus on what I have to do. "
England won the international day-long series between the teams 2-1 and lost the Twenty20 competition by the same margin this month. Kohli declined to say if his team was the underdogs or the favorites.
India has won a series of tests in England for the last time in 2007, while the hosts are looking for their first win in a series in 4.
"Si you're an underdog, "Kohli adds," If you're a favorite, it's not certain that the outsiders will just go out and not be scared all the time.
"I think it's a necessary balance and we've played enough cricket at this level to understand that. "
England captain Joe Root said his team was ready to take on the challenge of
" It's where we are, five games against the world's number one (Test) where we can make a statement if we play well and win, "said Root.
" You can see this hunger in the locker room. It feels like being in a good place. Now it is just about delivering. "
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