Veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli has expressed his wish to have been part of the 2003 ODI World Cup match between India and Pakistan, where Sachin Tendulkar famously hit Shoaib Akhtar for a six over point. Chasing 274 at SuperSport Park in Centurion, Tendulkar smashed 98 off 75 balls as India won by six wickets with 26 balls in hand.

During a conversation on the YouTube channel ‘One8,’ when asked about a cricketing moment he would have liked to be part of, Virat Kohli said: “That’s quite a difficult one to answer. I’d probably say the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, Centurion. I would have loved to be batting with Sachin Paaji when he hit that shot off Shoaib and the way he batted that day. That really knocked me into the reality of, ‘Woah, this is the level I want to get to.’ And I would love to be at the non-striker’s end.”

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However, former India head coach Ravi Shastri also shared the biggest myth surrounding Virat Kohli as well.

“Arrogant. Spoiled brat. Over the top. On edge. Everything true, but on the field. Totally the opposite off it. You know, I love people who have the ability to switch on like that and then switch off. There was a very renowned Sri Lankan fan, now passed away, named Percy, and he used to come and dance at the stadiums. Very iconic. So he was dancing around the change room. We had a little bit of a break, and Ajinkya was vice-captain. So Ajinkya was dancing with him, and Percy went to kiss him. There’s a video of it on the internet. We were on the floor. Percy was going for it, and Jinx was like, ‘Oh, this is way too much.’ You know, Jinx was dancing, so he went for it, and then Percy went for Jinx. So that, for me, was the standout funniest fan,” he concluded.