Responding to a question on where Sri Lanka stands as a team, Virat Kohli said, "As I said, it is top eight teams in the world. Sri Lanka in ICC tournaments have done really well. If you see their record over the years, they have always been a side who reach the semis or reach closer to the semis and they have reached finals as well," he said adding,"So they have got talented players in their team, no doubt about that. They are a young team as well. They are going through a transition phase but they have the sort of players who can deliver match-winning performances on their day."
श्रीलंका टीम अपना पहला मैच हार चुकी है लेकिन कोहली इस एशियाई टीम को कम आंकने की गलती नहीं करना चाहते है। उन्होंने कहा, “आईसीसी टूर्नामेंट में श्रीलंका की टीम अच्छा प्रदर्शन करती है। श्रीलंका का रिकॉर्ड देखें तो वो सेमीफाइनल तक पहुंचती है और वो फाइनल में भी पहुंचे हैं। श्रीलंका के पास अच्छे खिलाड़ी हैं। उनकी टीम बदल रही है लेकिन उनके पास मैच जिताऊ खिलाड़ी हैं।