Former India batter turned commentator Aakash Chopra has added that Virat Kohli has taught everyone how to live up to massive expectations. He added that the former India captain has carried a huge burden on his shoulders for many years without anyone realising it as well. Kohli has scored 14,797 runs at an average of 58.71 in 299 ODI innings. He also scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85 in 123 Tests and 4,188 runs at an average of 48.69 in 117 T20I innings as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Just because I carried it well does not mean that it was not heavy. Who gives this life lesson? I am going to go with Virat Kohli here. The talk is about expectations and pressure. The talk is about your own standards. Virat Kohli wears it so well that you don’t realize it. The special thing about him is that there is no change in his playing style. He has mastered this art.”

“Some people are slightly cut above the rest. No matter how much pressure you put on them, their response, behaviour, body language, and persona do not change. You don’t even realize that he has been carrying a very heavy burden on his shoulders for many years,” he further added.

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However, Aakash Chopra also stated that young Vaibhav Suryavanshi and veteran Virender Sehwag have given everyone the life lesson that one doesn’t need to follow the norm to be successful as well.

“Do not follow the norm. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Virender Sehwag have given us that lesson. The way Virender Sehwag was playing Test cricket 20 years ago, everyone said that it was wrong. He said he would do it and do it very well. He said he would change the way Test cricket is played. It will be remembered that he was a trend-setter,” he said.

“Vaibhav Suryavanshi is doing the same thing now. He has seen his seniors playing differently, but he decided he won’t do like that, and will only hit sixes. What Viru did in the early 2000s, he is doing the same thing in 2026. So you can carve your own niche,” he concluded.