I DEFINITELY HADN’T THOUGHT THAT I’D SCORE SO MANY HUNDREDS AND SO MANY RUNS IN THESE 12 YEARS: VIRAT KOHLI

Khel Today Bureau 

New Delhi: As team India have almost secured their semi-final spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup, the focus of the fans now shifts on to cheering the chase master Virat Kohli to chase and equal master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s world record for the highest number of centuries scored in ODI cricket. With India taking on Sri Lanka in their next encounter, there are a couple of conducive factors for King Kohli to achieve this feet in Mumbai. One being the fact that Kohli has scored more centuries against Sri Lanka as compared to any other team in world cricket. Secondly, it would be special to equal the “God of Cricket” in his home ground at the Wankhede Stadium, where Sachin has played all his cricket. Speaking exclusively to Star Sports, the legend himself, Virat Kohli spoke on how his career has panned out, and what his focus has been through the entirety of it. 

Speaking exclusively to Star Sports, Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli gave his views on how his career has panned out, he said-“If we talk about cricket, I had never thought of achieving all, as in where my career is and how god has blessed me such a career span and performances. I had always dreamt I’d do this, but I had never thought thing would pan out this way exactly, nobody can plan these things, the way your journey is going, and the way things unfold in front of you. I hadn’t thought that I’d score so many hundreds and so many runs in these 12 years.”

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Virat Kohli speaking on what his focus has been through the span of his career, he said-“My only focus was that I should perform well for the team, and win games for the team from difficult situations. For that I mad quite a few changes along the way regarding discipline and lifestyle. I always had the drive in me, but I lacked the professionalism. Now I have a single-minded focus on how I want to play the game, and after that the results I’ve achieved is from playing that way itself. The game recognises effort. Honestly that’s what I have learnt from my career. I’ve played cricket by giving my hundred percent on the field, and the blessings I have got from it have been given to me by God, and I had never thought things would have unfolded this way.”      

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