The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has been known for his extremely passionate behavior on the field, but the Aussie leg-spinner, Adam Zampa reckons that Virat, who likes to take the attack to the opposition is “the most chilled guy” once he is off the field. Zampa, who was with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) a few weeks back, played his first season for the franchise at the Indian Premier League 2020 in the United Arab Emirates but Kohli never seemed to be a newbie for him.
Reading Kohli’s message on Day 1, Zampa recalled, “Zamps, here’s the $15 off voucher at a vegan restaurant from Deliveroo. It’s a really good restaurant.” He added, “It was the first day I arrived [and] he WhatsApped me. I didn’t have his number. He made it as if we’ve known each other forever.”
Zampa then went on to add that Virat has been completely different from what he is made out to be on the outside.
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Adam Zampa explained, “He always brings his intensity to training and the game; he loves competition, he hates losing as much as anyone. He probably shows it more than anyone. Once he’s off the park, he’s the most chilled guy. He’s watching YouTube clips on the bus, he’ll laugh out loud. There was a cricket clip recently from cricket.com.au, there was a fun run out, he was laughing about it for three weeks straight. He loves holding onto jokes like that.”
The Australian leggie also recalled how Kohli recommended a meat Burger to him despite him being completely vegan. They also bonded over coffee, something which Zampa is extremely passionate about.
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Describing the same, Zampa said, “He talks about coffee, traveling, food ‘Zamps, do you want a Beyond Meat burger?’ because he’s a vegetarian himself. He’s a really cultured guy. One night he took me aside and talked to me about his travels through Nepal. He’s always talking to me about his new coffee machine. The one thing you take away from spending time with those guys is they’re as much of a human being as you are.”
