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“Benchmark hai us se double” – Virat Kohli gives advice to young kid during Ranji Trophy 2024-25 practice
By SMCS - Jan 29, 2025 8:40 am
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Star Team India player Virat Kohli trained with the Delhi team at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, January 28, as he prepares for the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match against Railways. During the practice session, the veteran batter interacted with a young boy named Kabir, who is the son of Shavez, who played age-group cricket with Kohli as well. A video became viral on social media, where the young boy can be heard asking Kohli ‘What do I need to do to become an Indian cricketer?’.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

Giving him a valuable piece of advice, Kohli responded: “A lot of hard work. Your father should not tell you to practice or train. You should yourself say every morning that you want to go to practice. If someone practices for an hour, you do it for two hours. That is the only way. If someone scores a 50, you score a 100, and if someone scores a 100, you score a 200. Jo benchmark hai us se double (Whatever the benchmark is, you should do double of it).”

However, Virat Kohli will return to Ranji Trophy after a long time of more than 12 years. He will play under Ayush Badoni’s captaincy, after reportedly declining the chance to lead Delhi in their final group-stage match of the season as well. The game between Delhi and Railways will begin at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, January 30 as well.