[Watch] Virat Kohli spotted in Mumbai ahead of 2024 T20 World Cup
Team India stalwart Virat Kohli was recently spotted in Juhu, Mumbai, as he posed for a picture with a fan. He was last seen on the field during the IPL 2024 Eliminator between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
RCB's campaign in IPL 2024 began on a dismal note as they lost seven of their first eight games. They made a spectacular comeback with six straight wins to sneak to the fourth spot in the points table and book a playoff spot. However, RR beat the Royal Challengers in the Eliminator to pull the curtains on their season.
Virat Kohli was the protagonist for RCB with the bat, scoring 741 runs across 15 games at an average of 61.75, including five half-centuries and a century. He also won the Orange Cap for the second time in his career, becoming the first Indian to achieve the feat.
Kohli's focus will now shift towards international cricket, with the 2024 T20 World Cup scheduled for next month. He is currently on a mini break after a hectic IPL campaign and will join the Indian contingent soon to begin preparations for the World Cup. A fan took to X and shared a video of Virat Kohli during his visit to Juhu in Mumbai.
You can watch the video below:
"He loves proving people wrong"- Dinesh Karthik on his RCB teammate Virat Kohli
Veteran Indian and RCB wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik recently opened up about Virat Kohli's mindset during IPL 2024. He said that Kohli got spurred on after facing criticism from pundits about his strike rate in the T20 format. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik said:
"I can write a book on how he was this year. He started okay but thanks to people like Simon (Doull) and a few others, they just really spurred him on. And you don't want to see that side of Virat Kohli. I think he thrives on that. He is someone who inadvertently wants to hold on to certain things to do well. He loves proving people wrong. Even though he might not come out and say it, it really fuels his passion."
Karthik continued:
"He's fiery and you don't want to be anywhere close to it because you're going to get burnt for sure because he's done this time and time again. You can speak about RCB, the success, and all of that; it is not happening without that man. I'm not saying this with his batting. It's the intimidating feeling that he gives when he's on the field, the way he pushes fielders, if you ever had a mic in one of those timeouts, my god!"
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