Endorsements are a reward for good performance on the field, and the commitments made after signing them need to be done.
VIRAT KOHLIEndorsements are a reward for good performance on the field, and the commitments made after signing them need to be done.
VIRAT KOHLII like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.
VIRAT KOHLII’m not a nerd, don’t plan to be a nerd and read books – which I can’t do at all.
VIRAT KOHLII love playing under pressure. In fact, if there’s no pressure, then I’m not in the perfect zone.
VIRAT KOHLIThe people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison.
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 KOHLIPeople from North India are generally known to be aggressive and emotional.
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 KOHLII always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn’t divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.
VIRAT KOHLIIt’s all about the process.
VIRAT KOHLII want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.
VIRAT KOHLII believe that fairness creams protect the skin against the harsh effects of the sun.
VIRAT KOHLII’ve been lucky – all the ads I’ve got, I’ve got to be myself. I haven’t had to act too much or tried too hard to be someone I’m not. I think that’s why people sort of like them. Even the Fastrack ads I did with Genelia.
VIRAT KOHLINothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career – which is very short.
VIRAT KOHLIEveryone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.
VIRAT KOHLII 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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