Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star Virat Kohli had a poor 2022 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He failed to create an impact for the Bangalore franchise. Kohli has also endured a poor form in international cricket and has failed to score even a single international century since November 2019.
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi made an interesting claim on this form of Virat. Afridi feels that Virat Kohli has lost his hunger and drive to become the No.1 batsman in the world. Afridi said that Virat Kohli in his younger days had the drive to be the best batsman.
Afridi believes that attitude matters the most. Shahid Afridi said, “In cricket, attitude matters the most. That is what I talk about the most. Do you have the attitude towards cricket or not? That Kohli, earlier in his career, wanted to be the No. 1 batsman in the world is he still playing cricket with the same motivation?”
“That is the big question. He has the class. But does he really even want to be No. 1 again? Or does he think he has achieved everything in life. Now just relax and pass time? It’s all about attitude,” Shahid Afridi said on Samaa TV.
“My drive will never die down” – Virat Kohli on his passion
However Virat Kohli believes that he still has the same hunger to win matches for his team and the day his drives go down, he wouldn’t be playing this game. The former India captain said:
“Not to say that I don’t have the same drive, my drive will never die down. The day my drive goes away, I’ll not be playing this game.”
“But to understand that some things are not controllable, the only controllable you have are things that you can work towards, which is working hard on the field and in life as well and from that point of view. I don’t want to let my team down,” Virat Kohli added in an interview with Star Sports.
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