The Indian Captain Virat Kohli is currently touring Caribbean had a fan boy moment with his childhood batting hero Sir Vivian Richards before the first test match against the West Indies at Antigua. The India captain interviewed the West Indian great and asked him about the raring bowling he faced during his times and how he dealt with them.
Vivian Richards who was the part of the most intimidating West Indies team and won the world cup in 1975 and 1979 courtesy a brilliant century in 1979 and brilliant fielding performances in 1975 against the Australians. The former Captain retired from the sport in 1991 after scoring over 15,000 runs in Test Matches and One-day Internationals.
Special: @imVkohli in conversation with @ivivianrichards (Part 1)
King Kohli turns anchor and quizzes the Caribbean Master to understand his fearless mindset – by @28anand
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Virat Kohli: What were the challengers when you were playing and what made you believe in yourself so much? What was that essence of your self-belief?
Vivian Richards: I always felt I was good enough to be competing and I wanted to express myself in the best way that I can. I see that little similarity in you and that same passion in you. There are times when folks would look at us and say, ‘Wow why are they so angry?’ .
Virat Kohli: I always feel like it’s better to get hurt early on and get to know the feeling. Rather than always feeling that you might get hit. I prefer getting hit early on and really hard so it motivates me even further to not allow that to happen again. And just that pain to go through your body and be like, Ok enough it’s not happening again.
Viv Richards: Because while batting you are going to get hurt, it’s all part of the game. Depends on how well you come back from these knocks. In the olden days before we had these guards, you take a hit and that’s when you’d feel it’s all part and parcel of the sport.
