India, May 6 -- If there is one opponent Virat Kohli undoubtedly loves to face, it has always been Pakistan. Few have dominated against Pakistan the way Kohli has. In fact, right ahead of the Champions Trophy earlier this year, while most experts were worried about Kohli's form, the legendary Shoaib Akhtar reckoned it would be against Pakistan where he would bounce back. And so did he, with a ravishing unbeaten century that set up a six-wicket victory in Dubai.

But Kohli's love affair with Pakistan did not start on a good note. In the 2009 Champions Trophy, he first went up against Pakistan. He was dismissed for just 16 runs in India's 54-run defeat in Centurion. India later went on to incur a group-stage exit.

Speaking to Mayanti Lange...