The more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.
VIRAT KOHLIThe more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.
VIRAT KOHLINothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career – which is very short.
VIRAT KOHLIAs a sportsperson, the best thing is people recognising you and loving you for what you do. For me, glamour is 100 people in the hotel feeling happy to see you.
VIRAT KOHLII support Real Madrid. I’m a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.
VIRAT KOHLII don’t really read a lot of newspapers. I don’t pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I’ve had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.
VIRAT KOHLII have made a few mistakes early on that I admit myself, and there have been times when I have gone over the top and done things that you shouldn’t do in international cricket, but that’s how you learn.
VIRAT KOHLIIt was a personal decision for me to stand and say that cricket is all I have in life, there’s nothing I need to do other than cricket. If I want to achieve whatever I thought as a kid, I need to work hard and not let it go to waste.
VIRAT KOHLIYou have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you’re gone.
VIRAT KOHLIThere are two bowlers who I think are very tough to play against – Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel.
VIRAT KOHLII don’t believe in signing anything and everything that comes my way. I leave it to my agency to help narrow them down for me, but I do research it myself before signing. The image of the brand and its ambassadors go hand in hand.
VIRAT KOHLINo cricket team in the world depends on one or two players. The team always plays to win.
VIRAT KOHLIWhen you absolutely love what you do, everything just flows.
VIRAT KOHLIIn T20, you don’t have time to get distracted – it’s so quick, you have to run around in the field, and while batting, you don’t actually think about anything else.
VIRAT KOHLII’m not a nerd, don’t plan to be a nerd and read books – which I can’t do at all.
VIRAT KOHLIOne of us wins, all of us win. Am I right?
VIRAT KOHLIIrrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.
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