Virat Kohli: Everybody needs to see an India-England final

London, Jun 13 Done with the extreme piece of enduring the association stage, Indian chief Virat Kohli says resistance scarcely matters in the Champions Trophy elimination round and last despite the fact that an India-England last is the thing that everyone appears to need.

India will go up against Bangladesh in the second semifinal on Thursday after England and Pakistan play out the primary keep going four conflict on Wednesday.

The Indian cricket captain was joined by some of his partners, including former captain M S Dhoni, and coach bowler Anil Kumble at a special reception at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Monday evening.

The occasion was facilitated by the Indian High Commission to check the UK-India Year of Culture.

"It would not have mattered our identity playing in the semis. The group stage is the hardest. We have a chance to win one diversion and enter the finals. Everybody needs to see an India-England final. In the event that both groups play well, people may get what they need to see," he said.

Asked which group he would like to come up against in the finals, he included: "Anybody. We would simply be glad to be in the finals."

Kohli said it was a treat to be invited by "gigantic group wherever we play".

"On the off chance that there is a sunny day in England, there is no better place to play cricket. The white ball hasn't historically swung as much here. At the point when the mists comes in, the conditions turn into more troublesome," he said.

"You need to regard the conditions here paying little heed to what score you are batting at. That is the delightful thing about playing here, it challenges you as a batsman," he included.

The reception marked the dispatch of 'Cricket Connects' show, which opens at the Nehru Centre in London and will be visiting Edinburgh and Birmingham as a celebration of cricketing ties amongst India and the UK.

"What preferred approach to associate over cricket. Everybody is seeking after an India-England last at The Oval in this uncommon UK-India Year of Culture. May the better group win," said Indian high official to the UK, Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha.

The reception was gone to by various previous India and England cricket identities including Farookh Engineer, Dilip Doshi and former England players Andrew Strauss and Monty Panesar.