Most of us would like to bat through 20-25 overs

The 22-year-old middle-order batsman said youngsters in the team have had enough time to prepare for the One-day series and they will try and give their best in the rest of the tour.

"There are fresh faces with the mindset to do well and have had time to prepare. We would hopefully try and win it," said Kohli, who has scored 2153 runs from 59 matches at an average of 43.94.

"We need to be tight and have strong bonding and leave out everything else. That's how we did well in World Cup. Just be together and not worry about anything else. I can feel in Indian dressing room that bonding is still there," he added.

The Delhi batsman believes it would be important for his side's batsmen to take up the responsibility and try and win matches single-handedly.

"The challenge is tough. They are really a good side. We have to take the responsibility in the middle order. Most of us would like to bat through 20-25 overs.

"We would all like to take up responsibility. You need to have the belief you can win the game single handedly. If we go with that mindset, we would put up strong challenge and compete," Kohli said.

If I am asked to bowl 4-5 overs, I am up for it'

Kohli, who joined the squad as a replacement for Yuvraj Singh, said he prefers preparing for a contest mentally.

"I'd rather make myself mentally prepared -- take sometime off the game, not to bat at the nets at all, or might be batting regularly for a week. I need to do whatever makes me comfortable mentally," he said.

India is struggling to fill up the 10 overs of the fifth bowler, and Kohli, who got Kevin Pietersen stumped off his bowling at Old Trafford, said he is ready for the job.

"It wasn't planned. I tried to bowl a straight ball and it ended up being wide and he was stumped. I like bowling. I believe in myself that I wouldn't get smashed for 8-9 runs in an over. If I am asked to bowl 4-5 overs, I am up for it," he said.