Virat Kohli talks about Prithvi Shaw in the press conference before leaving for South Africa

Virat Kohli is back in full swing after all his wedding formalities came to an end last night with the much hyped post reception party for Virat and Anushka’s Cricket and Bollywood friends.

The Indian skipper had his first press conference post-marriage today, wherein he spoke about India’s chances in South Africa and how the Indian team is up for the Protea challenge.

Talking about the upcoming U-19 World Cup(the tournament that first helped Virat Kohli shoot to prominence), Kohli said that he was excited to meet the boys and wanted to talk to them about the gravity of the event. However, Kohli immediately stressed on the fact that it was important for the players to enjoy themselves and not get bogged down by the pressure.

Virat Kohli conceded to the fact that he had heard a lot about Prithvi Shaw and would love to meet him and then see him play in the upcoming U-19 World Cup.

“I’ll be meeting them. Rahul Dravid had asked me to talk to them. Even I’m excited about Prithvi Shaw. I’ve heard a lot about him, Ravi bhai has also spoken very highly of him. He has put up some good performances in first-class cricket. It’s not very easy, very rarely you get to see such players. He has been made the captain ahead of some of the other players who have played Under-19, which means there is some special talent in him,” Virat Kohli said.

“If you’re getting an opportunity at this age with live telecast and media coverage, it needs to be respected because you get very few opportunities like this. When they saw us on live TV, did people realise how well we play. It’s a very big opportunity which needs to be understood well. But it is more important that the players don’t take much pressure on themselves and enjoy this,” Kohli concluded.

Virat Kohli and co. will be leaving for South Africa today, with the young Indian colts also scheduled to leave on the same flight, which will take both team to Dubai, after which they will be on their separate ways.