Over the last 15 years, star Indian batsman Virat Kohli has come up countless times in crucial occasions when his side needed inspiration. Several aspiring cricketers, as well as millions of fans worldwide, admire Kohli’s extraordinarily strong attitude and winning mentality.
However Kohli doesn’t think that it’s something he intentionally developed but a natural aspect of his thinking process. He mentioned that even as he adds shots to his arsenal his focus remains on winning games for his team than solely, on becoming a ‘complete batter’.
During an interview, with Star Sports Virat Kohli shared his thoughts on this mindset:
“Improvement happens when you think what can I add to my game to win the match. This very few people know that to technically look good you don’t practice; it is so that I can learn a new shot and I can score runs for the team and win the match. Think that’s a nice way to put it; no one has given me perspective about this thing, but it feels like that it is certainly a gift. It is not something that I will ever claim; I can only feel grateful.”
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Virat Kohli explains his impossible six off Rauf
Virat Kohli’s six straight down the ground off Haris Rauf’s bowling when India required 28 runs from eight balls during the 2022 T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan has gone down in Indian cricketing history.
However, Kohli does not believe in claiming credit for anything since he believes it was predestined. In response, he stated:
“You’re a part of a moment that you felt was so pure and so intense at the same time, and you were chosen to be there in the execution of that moment. If I have seen such a moment, I will remember Sachin sir’s sixes in Sharjah in the World Cup. And I’m in that moment, so I remember when this happened as well; everything comes to your mind.”
Kohli added:
“I didn’t know what was going to happen and how it happened. It just happened; I can’t sit here and claim it. That is a larger package and that is an injustice to what I felt that night, I can never forget it in my life. Never. And that is the reason people who saw it felt the same thing. It wasn’t like someone said it or claimed it; the moment had purity, and everyone felt it.”
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India will be hoping for more great moments from Virat Kohli over the next week to help the Men in Blue win the 2023 World Cup.