'Virat Kohli is one of the best players': Ollie Robinson ahead of the Test series between India and England

Virat Kohli is likely to miss the Indian Test camp in Hyderabad as the cricketer will attend the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishta ceremony scheduled to take place on January 22.

New Delhi: England pacer Ollie Robinson opened up Virat Kohli ahead of the Test series against India. When India last played England in the Test series in England, both Kohli and Robinson were part of a verbal altercation on the field.

Robinson praised Kohli by calling him the best player but he also said that Kohli has a big ego. Kohli recently featured in the T20Is against Afghanistan where the former India captain scored 29 runs off 16 balls. In the third clash, Kohli got out on a golden duck.

Robinson said he cannot remember what Kohli said to him. “I saw the video a few days ago of me walking to Lord's to bat. I think [Mohammed] Siraj bowled the ball which came over the length and hit me in the chest. And in the video, all the Indian players are standing around me and Kohli says… well, I can't remember what he said,” Robinson told ESPNCricinfo.

“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 them. He has a big ego and I think it's exciting to play on that, especially in India where he wants to dominate and score points. It's exciting to play on the fact that we've had battles in the past.”

Team India will meet in Hyderabad today for the preparatory camp of the England series starting on January 25 and there are chances that the former India captain will join the Indian squad after attending the Ram Mandir Pran Pratisthan ceremony scheduled will be held in Ayodhya on January 22.