Virat Kohli, the overall highest run-scorer in the IPL, feels that after playing in the luscious league for 14 years, he realized that he has the potential to succeed in the sport that has earned him superstar status. There isn't just one way. The former Indian captain said that it also helped him add a different dimension to his understanding of the game. After battling poor form for a long time, Kohli, who is trying to find his rhythm, has scored around 6500 runs in the IPL. He has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) since its initial stage in 2008. He was also asked to change the team after many times. After some time in a match (RCB vs CSK) RCB is to meet CSK.
On the impact IPL has had on his life, Virat Kohli said on Star Sports' Inside RCB show, "I think apart from playing for India, IPL has helped me to show my abilities, compete against the best players in the world, and play for them. Also given a platform to share cricket information. He said that I think this was the most important thing, which added a different dimension to my understanding of the game. It helped me move forward in a very progressive way.
IPL got a chance to understand others
He said that I was taking knowledge of the game from players from other countries, which probably would not have been possible without IPL. Like how to play in different situations and what is their mental state in them. Kohli said that people have different ways of achieving success, so there cannot be just one blueprint for this. That's why I would have been very excited and thankful to get the opportunity to get information from him. I would learn from him day and night and that's why my performance in IPL was great.
Have been asked to go to the auction many times
Apart from his half-century against Gujarat Titans and his earlier 48 against Mumbai Indians, Kohli has struggled to get runs this season. The batsman has so far scored 186 runs in 10 matches at an average of 20.67. Kohli is the only player who has been with a franchise since the inception of the IPL. Regarding his loyalty to RCB (though he has not been able to win the trophy so far), Kohli said, "To be honest, I thought about it. Yes, I was offered several times to come to the auction to give my name, things like that.
No one knows you from ipl champion
Virat Kohli said that but I thought about it that everyone has so many years and they live and then they go and life goes on. There will be many great players who have won trophies, but no one calls you oh he is an IPL champion or he is a world cup champion. He said that it is similar to this that if you are a good person people like you, if you are bad then they stay away from you, and after all that is life.
When Kohli first played for RCB in 2008, he was just 18 years old. In 2011, he was given the captaincy of the team. The 2016 season was great for him, in which he scored 973 runs. This is the best performance of a player in an IPL season. Although he has not yet reached the IPL trophy, he played in the finals in 2009 and 2016.
