India captain Virat Kohli spoke ahead of India’s tour of England. The Men in Blue are set to take on Ireland and England in a tour that begins from the 27^th of June with a two-match T20I series against Ireland.

After that, they will fly to England and play a T20I series, an ODI series and then, finally, the Test series. The whole process is going to give them a month in the UK before playing their first Test against England.

As a result, Kohli believes that the Indian players will feel at home by the time the Test series arrives since they will already have acclimatised to the conditions.

The Indian captain also added that their nightmare tour the last time in 2014 didn’t go as planned because they didn’t play well as a unit, which, in turn, made everyone feel the pressure.

"The last time we played [in England], we felt that collectively as a team we didn't perform consistently in all three skills," Kohli said before departing for the tour.

"Because of that, the batsmen feel the extra pressure, or the bowlers feel the pressure because they feel batsmen aren't doing enough. But when both click together and whether it's swinging or seaming, bounce or turn, if you have momentum, any conditions feel favourable and if you don't have the momentum, flat pitches may also feel tough.

"But yes, the conditions are going to be different, we will have to respect that. By the time the Tests come, we'll be so comfortable that we won't even feel like we'll be playing an away series. So once you spend time there, you get comfortable and that's the biggest factor. If you are at ease mentally, it will show in your performances."

Meanwhile, according to a report from India Today, the Indian cricket team will depart for the United Kingdom without being given their incremental retainership move that was announced a few months back.