Avoiding social media key for Kohli
Virat Kohli said avoiding social media has helped him and his India side to handle the pressure in their charge to the ICC Champions Trophy final against big rivals Pakistan on Sunday.
Kohli is a global icon with millions of followers on various social media platforms, but the prolific batsman has not been investing too much time on that during the tournament.
And the India captain thinks that approach has paid off as the hype builds ahead of the battle between two huge sporting rivals at The Oval this weekend.
Asked what he has learned from leading his country in an ICC tournament for the first time, Kohli said: "The biggest thing is to stay off social media.
"Honestly, it sounds funny, but it's so important to stay away from those things, to connect to things that matter, the things that a sportsman needs to take care of.
‘It sounds funny, but the biggest learning is to stay off social media’