Instead, his personal method is to visualise success and have faith in his and his team's ability, but not to believe in miracles.

"You have to be close to reality," said Kohli. "This is a part of being an Indian cricketer, you have to find a way to deal with it.

"You can't ignore it. You have to maintain a balance and then focus on what you need to do on the field.

"I think I've been able to strike a good balance until now and I'm sure I'll be fine tomorrow."

Off the pitch, he cites a selective approach to Twitter et al as a handy tactic too.

"The biggest thing is to stay off social media," said the India captain.

"It sounds funny, but honestly 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.

"If you're too distracted listening to too many suggestions or players or criticism, then you can't focus on what you need to think as a sportsman first to be able to lead the team and then help the others in the team as well.

"The more relaxed you stay in these situations it's a good thing, because it helps you take better decisions when you are composed and calm mentally."

What happened last time?

Yes, these teams have already played each other in this competition - it was their first match of the Champions Trophy and took place on 4 June.

India posted an impressive 319/3, before rain shortened the match and Pakistan were set a revised target of 289 to win in 41 overs. They fell well short, and were bowled out for just 164.

You can read the full match report here.

What are the odds?

Pakistan - 7/4 India - 4/9

What's our prediction?

India to win, but nowhere near as comfortably as they did last time out.