Legendary batter Virat Kohli has always been on camera. From a small gesture towards his teammate to any aggressive celebration when an opponent batter gets out, Kohli’s every act is always on camera. However, Kohli’s ex-teammate at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Liam Livingstone, who currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, opined on Kohli’s tryst with fame.

“What’s he like in the dressing room?” Michael Vaughan asked England star Liam Livingstone in a podcast. “He was amazing. I’d always played against Virat, and he’s always laughing,” Livingstone said.

“If you want to have a go at someone, he’ll have a go back at you. But on the field, he’s ultra-competitive. As soon as he steps over that line, he’s a different person. Away from cricket, he is a really nice, chilled-out, lovely guy who loves spending time with his family. A very chilled-out guy,” Livingstone again added. “And almost kind of doesn’t want the life that he lives in India. He doesn’t really want the eyes on him all the time. He is a genuinely nice guy. When he gets out onto the pitch, he is the most competitive player I have seen.”

Liam Livingstone talking about Vurat Kohli..He says that Virat is genuinely a nice guy outside the field & is highly competitive on the field..He is just a chilled guy off the field who loves his family and doesnt like all the attention he gets everytime pic.twitter.com/dEy43iPpEc

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However, Virat Kohli, in recent years, has divided his time between India and England as well. Before the IPL, Kohli was staying in England, and many reports claimed that it was an attempt by Kohli to escape the constant attention and fans that he generates. Meanwhile, Livingstone applauded the role of RCB’s Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat and coach Andy Flower in the evolution of Kohli.

“Mo [Bobat] and Andy [Flower] went in and changed the way he played. They were brave enough to do that,” Livingstone said. “They asked him to be a bit more aggressive, hit more sixes, and keep going with that aggression in the powerplay. You see the way he plays now in the powerplay, and he’s way more aggressive than he used to be. Even against spin, he’s playing more shots than he ever did.”