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Virat Kohli Opts To Train With Childhood Coach For SA Tour
By CricShots - Dec 19, 2017 6:24 am
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Virat Kohli with his childhood coach

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, who recently got hitched with the Bollywood diva Anushka Sharma, is all set to return to action. Ahead of the grueling South African tour, he will hit the nets with childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma at his coach’s academy in New Delhi.

Sharma was one of the attendees of Virat and Anushka’s wedding in Italy. He is currently the coach of Delhi’s under-23 team. As the Indian tour of South Africa is the next big That is why he is comfortable with the project for the Indian skipper, Rajkumar feels that Virat hasn’t have much time to train before the series, he said, “We have very little time now, but there’s still a week for practice. We will work on his batting.”

He further elaborated, “Virat is very good at the pull shot and now he’s working on the cut. As a young player, he was fortunate to play on matting wickets at the academy and those pitches helped him deal with short deliveries well. That is why he is comfortable with the short stuff and is not scared of anybody.”

Speaking about Kohli’s marriage in Italy, as quoted in mid-day, Rajkumar revealed, “Virat was very happy to introduce his life partner to us. He really enjoyed dancing with Anushka Sharma and the rest of us. He is a typical Punjabi guy who loves dancing. I was lucky to be in Tuscany. It was a tremendous marriage, a family affair along with very close friends.”