IPL changed my life, gave me platform to show my capabilities: Virat Kohli
Pune [India], May 4: Ahead of Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) clash with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium on Wednesday, Virat Kohli elaborated about the impact of IPL on his life as it has offered him a platform to show his capabilities by competing against the best in the world.
In what would be a test by fire, the RCB will take on the CSK for the second chapter of the Southern derby in a desperate bid to keep their campaign afloat. Despite a seraphic start to the latest edition of the tournament, the Challengers have clattered onto an unexpected snag with three consecutive defeats.
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Former RCB skipper Virat Kohli said that IPL gave him the platform to show his capabilities and compete against the best in the world and share knowledge with them.
Star Sports Virat Kohli said, "Like so many other people, IPL has had a big influence and impact in my life. I think outside of playing for India, IPL gave me the platform to show my capabilities, compete against the best in the world and share knowledge with them.”
"You know, people have different ways to succeed so it can't be just one template. So, I used to be so excited and grateful for the opportunity to pick their brains and just learn from them day in and day out and that's for me has been the standout feature of IPL," he added.
About his connection with the Bengaluru city, Virat Kohli said, "Bengaluru has a very special place in my heart. It's always had a strong impact on my life, starting from the time when we used to come for the camps at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).”
“The city has a very different feel than any other place in India. It is just when you arrive, when you land at the airport and you are driving to the hotel, it's just felt like you've come home. That's a very difficult feeling to get in a city that you haven't been born and grown up in and you just go there for a period in the year,” he added.
Virat Kohli also revealed that he was approached many times to put his name in auctions and added RCB has given him a lot of opportunities to grow.
"No one addresses you in the room like 'Oh he's an IPL champion or he's a World Cup champion. It's like if you are a good person, people like you, if you're a bad guy, they just stay away from you and eventually that's what life is all about,” he further added.
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At the end of his speech, he said that, "For four years of my life I was doing well everywhere in the world, the only thing was 'but England'. I actually honestly don't even bother about a third person beyond myself and Anushka discussing things and just being true to ourselves and that's it. For me nothing else or no one else's opinion matters at all."
-PTC News
