Virat Kohli’s Gentle Side: Comforting Conversations with Old Friends

In a recent podcast, Virat got candid and talked about his bond with old friends. Despite being a huge sensation, he tries to keep his stature separate from his personal life.

Virat Kohli is known as one of the best cricketers of modern cricket with his impeccable consistency and ability to thrive under pressure. He is best known for his successful run-chases in limited overs. The former Indian captain made his debut in 2008 and since then has proved to be the best. In the last 17 years, Virat’s popularity and status have grown many times. However, the player tries to make sure that his status doesn’t affect his bond with his old friends.

Virat Gets Candid

In an RCB podcast, Bold and Beyond, Virat revealed that he tries to interact with friends the same as before. He also talked about how he comforts his friends.

“I’ve never behaved differently with them because I don’t feel differently myself. I’m pretty much the same with everyone I meet. I recently met a couple of my Under-19 teammates – Tanmay Srivastava and Ajitesh Argal – both of whom are now umpires in the IPL. We shared a lot of memories. I met Yomi (Yomahesh) recently in Chennai. I played a lot of cricket with him. So, things stay exactly the same,” Kohli said.

“Maybe based on their experiences or what they might have heard from some other people, they don’t approach (me) that openly, immediately. I don’t think it affects me. I just try to ease them into the conversation or into that space because I sense that they might be feeling that I have changed.

“Now I am at this position and I have become this cricketer that is in prime position. So they get very pleasantly surprised and open up pretty quickly. So I keep forcing them ‘Please don’t be formal. Like sometimes if someone would accidently call me ‘aap’. I am like ‘What’s wrong with you. Why are you behaving this way?’ There is that little bit of hesitation, but I try to ease them, ” he added.

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