Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli has had a dismal run with the bat in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has managed to post only one half-century in IPL 2022.
The RCB star has managed to score just 236 runs in 13 games at a paltry average of 19.67. This is by far the worst season for the 33-year-old talismanic run-scorer. His poor form with the bat is one of the main reasons why RCB haven’t qualified for the playoffs yet.
Speaking on the Star Sports show, ‘Inside RCB’, Virat Kohli explained how this phase of his career has helped him look at life differently. He said, “Whatever I have experienced in this phase or in the past as well, one thing I can vouch for is that I have never valued myself more as a person.”
“Because I’m experiencing now that there is a big sense of the identity that’s created by the world for you, which is far more different and so far away from the reality of you as a human being,” he added.
Virat Kohli stressed that although he was not letting his on-field performances affect him, that didn’t mean that his drive to play the game passionately was over. He added:
“I’m actually in the happiest phase of my life. I am not finding any self-worth or value in what I do on the field. I’m way past that phase. This is a phase of evolution for me. 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.”
“He’s given me the liberty to adjust” – Virat Kohli on helping Faf du Plessis
This is the first time in nine years that Kohli is playing solely as a batter. However, he has been a part of the leadership group that helped Faf du Plessis lead the side more comfortably. Throwing light on the same, Virat Kohli said:
“To be honest, it’s different. I won’t say it’s hard because it’s something that you’re involved in regularly. So, the good thing is that my relationship with Faf has always been good. Even on the field, when Faf is on the outfield and I am inside, I make sure to look after the fielding angles and the placement, so he’s given me the liberty to adjust wherever I feel that there’s a need, but always keeping him in the loop obviously.”
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