NEW DELHI: When facing India, opposing teams prioritise strategising against the run machine Virat Kohli. Teams chalk out plans and bowlers employ various tactics and strategies, aiming to thwart Virat's prolific batting and prevent him from unleashing his full potential on the field.
With India are set to face England in the five-match series, the visiting team's lethal weapon Ollie Robinson said Virat has got a big ego and the star batter is going to dominate the red-ball series.
Robinson dismissed Virat thrice when India toured England in 2021.
1/10:Top 10: Highest run-scorers in India-England Tests
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2/10:Sachin Tendulkar
<p>The great Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in Test matches between India and England with 2535 runs in 32 matches at an average of 51.73 with 7 hundreds. </p>TNN
3/10:Joe Root
<p>Former England captain Joe Root is second in the list with 2526 runs in 25 matches at an average of 63.15 with 9 hundreds.</p>Getty Images
4/10:Sunil Gavaskar
<p>The legendary Sunil Gavaskar comes next with 2483 runs in 38 matches at an average of 38.20 with 4 hundreds.</p>Getty Images
5/10:Alastair Cook
<p>Former England captain Alastair Cook scored 2431 runs in 30 matches at an average of 47.66 with 7 centuries.</p>Getty Images
6/10:Virat Kohli
<p>With 1991 runs from 28 matches at an average of 42.36 and 5 hundreds, India run-machine Virat Kohli comes next in the list.</p>Getty Images
7/10:Rahul Dravid
<p>Batting legend and present India head coach Rahul Dravid comes next with 1950 runs in 21 matches at an average of 60.93 with 7 hundreds.</p>Getty Images
8/10:Gundappa Viswanath
<p>The great Gundappa Viswanath comes next with 1880 runs from 30 matches at an average of 37.60 with 4 centuries.</p>Getty Images
9/10:Cheteshwar Pujara
<p>Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 1778 runs from 27 matches at an average of 39.51 with 5 hundreds.</p>Getty Images
10/10:Graham Gooch
<p>Graham Gooch comes next with 1725 runs from 19 matches at an average of 55.64 with 5 centuries. </p>Getty Images"You always want to play against the best players, don't you? And you always want to get the best players out. Kohli is one of those. He's got a big ego and I think playing on that, especially in India, where he is going to want to dominate and score runs, playing on the fact we've had battles in the past, is exciting," Robinson told ESPN Cricinfo.
The England pacer has played four Tests against India, all in England, and it will be the first time he will be bowling in Indian conditions.
For the 30-year-old pacer, a successful tour of India might catapult him into a different league.
"If I can have a big tour in India, then it should set me up for a while. If I do well, I can cement myself back in the team," the England pacer said.
Following the opening game in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi, and Dharamshala will be the venues for the Tests between India and England.
