The Indian Test skipper, Virat Kohli has always been touted to be someone who can break Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 100 international centuries. However, a sudden drought of hundreds in Kohli’s tally in recent time now ringing the alarm bells. But Virat Kohli, who continues to be stuck on 70 international centuries since his hundred against Bangladesh in November 2019, it’s not a concern.
On and off the field, Virat Kohli’s have kept growing in recent times. He has publicly contradicted BCCI’s official statement on him stepping down as T20I skipper, hasn’t been performing to the standards he’s set for himself, and missed the 2nd Test of the ongoing series against South Africa due to a back spasm – a fitness issue which has troubled him in the past as well.
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Talking about the same during the free-match press conference ahead of the series decider in Cape Town, Virat Kohli said, “It is not the first time. Let’s not get away from reality, it has happened a few times (lean patch). I don’t look at myself from the lens that the outside world looks at me. The standards I have been compared with have been set by myself.”
He further added, “More than anyone else I take pride in wanting to do the best for the team. In sports sometimes things don’t go the way you want them to go but I realize that I have been involved in very important moments in the last year or so as a batter.”
Virat Kohli, who has 7854 runs from 98 Tests including 27 centuries and as many half-centuries, says he doesn’t feel the need to prove to anyone but he is also well aware of his position where there will be judged from the ‘outside world’.
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Elaborating the same, Virat Kohli said, “Eventually, those moments have been crucial. Sometimes your focal point changes, if you keep looking at yourself in terms of numbers you’ll never be happy. I take a lot of pride and motivation to be in those moments and have nothing to worry about. I truly believe I don’t need to prove myself to anyone. When you are in the position you are going to be judged by the outside world.”
