Proud of where we stand now: Virat Kohli

Following a well-deserved four-day break, Royal Challengers Bangalore are raring to battle it out for the IPL title against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Sunday. Brimming with confidence and momentum, home team skipper Virat Kohli and his team look to continue their winning run as they gun for their maiden trophy. As a heavy downpour lashed the city on Saturday evening, the dashing opener Kohli spoke at length ahead of the final.

Excerpts: How the team has coped with the break We haven’t thought much about it. I think we’ve had quite a long run before the last game that we played — we have had a lot of back-to-back games. In that regard, getting a few days off was a good thing for our players to get fresh before getting back into the practice sessions. Sometimes you need to get back into the zone through practice sessions as a team, because you can tend to get complacent once you’re in the final. So we understood the importance of the two practice sessions — the intensity was good, especially for the team to come together before a big game and actually executing the plans that we want to take in. I felt that it was a good time to prepare, and to get the right sort of momentum going into a big game.

Q: How badly you want this title We’re very proud of where we stand right now. Regardless of what happens on Sunday, we understand that (what) we’ve done to be here is something that we can be really proud of.