Legendary RCB batter Virat Kohli has always been on camera. From any small gesture to any aggressive celebration when an opponent batter gets out, Kohli’s reaction is always on camera. However, Kohli’s ex-teammate at RCB, Liam Livingstone, who currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, commented on Kohli’s tryst with fame.
“What’s he like in the dressing room?” Michael Vaughan asked England star Liam Livingstone in a podcast. “He was amazing. I’d always played against Virat, and he’s always laughing,” Livingstone said.
“If you want to have a go at someone, he’ll have a go back at you. But on the field, he’s ultra-competitive. As soon as he steps over that line, he’s a different person. Away from cricket, he is a really nice, chilled-out, lovely guy who loves spending time with his family. A very chilled-out guy,” Livingstone again added. “And almost kind of doesn’t want the life that he lives in India. He doesn’t really want the eyes on him all the time. He is a genuinely nice guy. When he gets out onto the pitch, he is the most competitive player I have seen.”
However, Virat Kohli, in recent years, has started living abroad as well. Before the IPL, Kohli was staying in England, and many reports claimed that it was an attempt by the star player to escape the constant attention and fans as well. Meanwhile, Livingstone praised the role of RCB’s Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat, and coach Andy Flower in the evolution of Virat Kohli.
“Mo [Bobat] and Andy [Flower] went in and changed the way he played. They were brave enough to do that,” Livingstone said. “They asked him to be a bit more aggressive, hit more sixes, and keep going with that aggression in the powerplay. You see the way he plays now in the powerplay, and he’s way more aggressive than he used to be. Even against spin, he’s playing more shots than he ever did.”
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