India skipper Virat Kohli speaks to the media prior to the Indian team’s departure to UK for the Champions Trophy yesterday. India are defending champs since they won the 2013 title in England. PIC/SAMEER MARKANDE

After the high of leading India to Test wins at home, Virat Kohli experienced a low in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) where his team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) finished last with just three wins from 14 games. Even Kohli's personal form was a matter of concern. He managed to score 308 runs from 10 games against his 973 runs from 16 games in 2016. There is a concern that his IPL form may have an impact on India's campaign in the Champions Trophy (CT) which gets underway in England from June 1. But the way Kohli looked at the bizarre IPL experience showed that the
brat has matured.