I delayed my father’s funeral because of cricket.
VIRAT KOHLII do not abuse players. I talk to myself; I abuse myself. It’s my way of letting off steam. I do it after every century; I do not do it always. I keep telling myself: ‘Improve, improve from the previous match, the previous shot. You can do it.’
More Virat Kohli Quotes
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I don’t really focus on these things – on what tags are given to me or what people think of me off the field – stuff like that. My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.
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I really want a movie made on Sachin Tendulkar’s life. That is something I’m looking forward to. There will be so much emotion to that movie.
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I believe that fairness creams protect the skin against the harsh effects of the sun.
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You have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you’re gone.
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It 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.
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Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career – which is very short.
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I like to be myself, and I don’t pretend. For instance, I don’t dress up for occasions; I am what I am.
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I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.
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I do not abuse players. I talk to myself; I abuse myself. It’s my way of letting off steam. I do it after every century; I do not do it always. I keep telling myself: ‘Improve, improve from the previous match, the previous shot. You can do it.’
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The first thing I look forward to when I am in Delhi is to spend some time with my family. It’s always lovely coming back here and playing in front of my own people. It’s just a special place.
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Probably because I’m from a middle class family, I have that nature in me that I don’t get too excited with big things.
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I wasn’t sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.
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Remember who you are and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.
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I’ve had a fan who made a painting of my face with her fingers. I have put it up in my room. It was sweet and very different.
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Irrespective 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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