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Star Indian batter and former India captain Virat Kohli is all set to return to his state team, marking his Ranji Trophy comeback after 12 long years. However, the 36-year-old will take the field in Delhi’s Ranji Trophy match against Railways, scheduled to start from Thursday, January 30 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, he kickstarted his training with his state teammates on Tuesday.
During the training session, Kohli met a young fan, getting involved in a wholesome interaction. The young fan, named Kabir, came out with a sketch of the batting stalwart, asking the Indian veteran on how to break into the Indian cricket team.
A lot of hard work…: Kohli shares invaluable advice with young fan; video goes viral
Kabir, who studies in the fourth grade, is a son of Kohli’s former Delhi U-17 and U-19 teammate Shavez. The young child was quick to ask the 36-year-old on how to break into the Indian national team during the practice session, to which Kohli replied, “A lot of hard work. Your father should not tell you to practice or train. You should yourself say every morning that you want to go to practice. If someone practices for an hour, you do it for two hours. That is the only way.”
"If someone scores a 50, you score a 100, and if someone scores a 100, you score a 200. Jo benchmark hai us se double (Whatever the benchmark is, you should do double of it),” he added.
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Virat Kohli has endured a rough patch with the bat off late, registering string of low scores in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 down under. Barring a century in the opening Test in Perth, Kohli failed to make a mark with the bat. Across the five Tests, he scored 190 runs at an average of 23.75. Although, he will return to the field for the three-match ODI series against England, before leaving for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025.