On 3 October 2015, the team suffered a shock defeat to Zimbabwe in Harare and slipped to ninth in the ICC ODI Rankings, just four days after the cut-off date to qualify for CT17 as one of the top eight sides in the world.
Sixteen of the 28 wickets which the Sarfraz Ahmed-led side have taken in their past three wins have come in the second Power Play between the 10th and 40th overs of an innings.
But, as they have done many times before, Pakistan suddenly found their form with wins over top-ranked South Africa and Sri Lanka before delivering an outstanding all-round display to stun hosts England in the semi-final.
"It's been quite a few years I've been dealing with [the pressure]", said Kohli, who has quietly caressed unbeaten scores of 81, 76 and 96 during this campaign, albeit with his one failure - a duck during the group-stage defeat to Sri Lanka - coming at The Oval.
Kohli said it was important Rohit was rested especially since recently undergoing hip surgery and then playing the full Indian Premier League with eventual champions Mumbai Indians.
"Credit to them, they've turned around things for themselves really well".
The game that always "stops two nations" comes again to a third when title-holders India face Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final at London's Oval ground today.
The Indian captain said that game would not have any relevance and praised the Pakistan team for reaching the final.
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However, the India skipper said they were not looking at past records and would rather focus on putting up a complete performance in the summit showdown.
India also has great variety and balance in its attack with spinners turning the ball in opposite directions, pace and skill. Pakistan could make one change if Mohammad Amir, who missed the semi-final with a back spasm, is fit.
Indian captain Virat Kohli has praised the remarkable comeback of Pakistan cricket team in ICC Champions Trophy ahead of the final between the traditional rivals on Sunday.
Cricketing relations were soon cut and ever since the two teams have met only sporadically, nearly exclusively when they are compelled to face off in major tournaments.
Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan.
"I know there are expectations, I know there are people that expect the team and me to do well every time we play".
When asked about the preparation and the team's approach about the much-hyped match, Kohli said, "We have not spoken about the game in any different way".
"On their day they can beat any side in the world", said Kohli of Pakistan. We came here very firmly of the opinion that we wanted to win it, and that has been our chat all the time. Whatever the result, we have to go forward and play more games after. Kohli added that his team is neither too intimidated nor too arrogant about what it is doing.
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