Former Off Spinner of India Harbhajan Singh Recalls Virat Kohli Chat
The modern machine gun of cricket Virat Kohli is one of the finest batsman of this generation but he wasn’t this sort of batter which he is at present. Virat had a sort of flamboyance to his game when he first started playing but has gradually emerged as a more mature player who knows how to pace his game, depending upon the situation he is batting in. Those who played with him during the early days, see the sort of difference Kohli has brought about in his game. One such cricketer is Harbhajan Singh who was an established name in the Indian team when Virat played his first few games.
During a chat Harbhajan said about Kohli, “I remember this one incident. Viru had gotten injured I supposed. AjanthaMendis was getting everyone out. He comes in; young guy, free energy. He batted and scored a fifty. He asked me 'Paaji, how did I play? I said, ‘Very well’. He then said ‘Paaji, I shouldn’t have gotten out, should have smacked him more’. Loved the attitude.”
Bhajji further revealed, "If I tell you something about his Test cricket, at the very beginning. We were in West Indies. On that tour, Fidel Edwardshad troubled him a lot, getting him out either LBW or against the short ball. He was getting out time and again, so obviously was very disappointed. He had self-doubt, and questioned 'If I am good enough?' I told him 'You will shame yourself if you don't score 10000 runs. You have the capability of scoring 10000 runs in Test cricket. And if you don't, it'll be because of your own fault'. After that, what Kohli has done is a once-in-a-lifetime exception.”