Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has faced a lot of opposition through trolls on social media whenever her boyfriend Virat Kohli, who is also the captain of the Indian team, failed to score runs in the past. But, Virat feels that Anushka was one of the crucial reasons for turning around his fortunes on and off the field.
Kohli recently had an interview with his good friend Gaurav Kapur, on his chat show, Breakfast with Champions, Virat revealed how Anushka has turned him into a more practical and patient guy in the last four years they have been dating.
When asked about the reason for changes in his lifestyle, Kohli replied, “Sir lady luck ka kamaal hai (I’ve got to thank the lady luck). You’ve (Gaurav) seen me, you know I had no brains before. Ever since the lady has come into my life, she’s taught me a lot of things. I’ve learned a lot, become more sensible in the last 4 years all because of her. She’s taught me how to be more patient and taught me how to utilize the position you are in to, the fullest.”
Kohli has always affirmed that Anushka has always supported him in the good and bad phases of his life, especially in 2014 when he was going through the worst time of his cricketing career as a batsman on the tour of England. Describing the same, he said, “Luckily I have never tried to change myself over the years. But the flip has been because of her. That period in England in 2014. Anushka was there in my life, she understood what I was going through so she kept me motivated.”
He further elaborated, “Her support helped me push through, however bad it was for me. She was a constant in that time… And then Australia happened (the tour in 2014-15 when Kohli scored four centuries in four Tests) and I ended up scoring runs, in her presence. So it was a special thing for both of us because she also faced a lot of flak.”
Virat and Anushka have never hidden their relationship from their fans and giving the reason for the same, he said, “We were being criticised and people were saying this is what happens when you allow girlfriends on the tour. I thought, “if you don’t think this is right then no one can be in a relationship”. According to you all – either get married or remain single. How can that be?.”
Even Virat went on to credit former teammate Zaheer Khan for giving him important relationship advice. He said, “A very big reason behind me not hiding my relationship is Mr. Zaheer Khan. Luckily he was one of the first guys I spoke to about this and he said whatever you do don’t try to hide it because you’ll stress yourself. And on top of that, you’re in a relationship, you’re not doing anything wrong. I’m actually very grateful that my first interaction about this was with Zak. And he told me the right thing to do so I’ve followed it ever since.”
Here is the video of the interview:
