Virat Kohli’s comeback from a relatively poor form has been magical and the star batsman is now inching closer to the record held by one of cricket’s greatest players, Sachin Tendulkar. Be it the historic India-Pakistan match during the T20 World Cup or the brilliant century in Guwahati yesterday, a different level of confidence is visible in the player. During the tough phase, Kohli admits that he was mostly in denial mode about his “weaknesses” and “disappointments”.
The player also said that his behavior had also become quite sensitive during that phase, which left him “anxious” and “catastrophic” with his family and friends.
“In my case, in denial, frustration was creeping in. I was very irritable and very quick-tempered in my place. It wasn’t fair on (wife) Anushka (Sharma), people close to me, it wasn’t fair on people.” Who? support you So I had to take responsibility and keep things in perspective.
Kohli said that things started changing when he started accepting his weaknesses and poor performance on the field. He also said that he felt like the worst player around.
“I was so far away from my cricket. My attachment, my desire had completely taken over. That’s when I realized that I cannot be away from who I am. I have to stay true to myself. Even when I am weak, I am not playing well, I am the worst player, and I have to accept it. I cannot deny it,” Kohli said.
The star batsman also had an advice for rising star Suryakumar Yadav that how when you do well, people start expecting from you and there are a lot of loopholes which the player realizes when they Gets out of form.
“What happens sometimes, you (Surya) will also experience it because now you play more and more, people look at you differently. When Surya goes out to play, people will say that Surya will do that. Living with it is an intense process,” he told his junior colleague.
“when your Cricket It is going well, all these things are going well but whenever there is a slight drop, in my case it starts getting frustrating because I wanted to play in a certain way but my cricket doesn’t allow me to play like before. Wasn’t allowing,” Kohli added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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