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Former captain and India’s batting wizard Virat Kohli shared words of wisdom with his fans and said that he didn’t have to make sacrifices to be where he is. Kohli is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers to have played the game. The Delhi boy captained the Under-19 Indian cricket team to victory at the U-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in 2008, and since his ODI debut for India what happened is history.
Kohli went on to lead India as their captain across all the formats while leading his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The 34-year-old cricketer is currently a part of the 2024 season of the cash-rich league, where his team has been going through a performance slump. In one of the events, Kohli reflected upon his cricketing journey and said that he never had to struggle and make sacrifices.
For me there’s been no struggle and no sacrifices: Virat Kohli
Former India captain Virat Kohli recently spoke about his cricketing journey and said that he has never had to make any sacrifices or struggle. Speaking at an Asian Paints event, Kohli told Gaurav Kapur, “Honestly sitting in my position, I cannot use words like sacrifices and struggle. For me, there has been no struggle and no sacrifice. I am doing what I love.”
He added, “Struggle uski hoti hai jisko 2 waqt ki roti nahi milti hai din ki. Humari struggle nahi hai. Aap apne hardwork ko struggle bolke glorify kar sakte ho, uspe cherry on top laga sakte ho. Aapko koi nahi bol raha gym mei jaane ke liye, but you have to feed you family. (One who isn’t able to get two-meals a day is struggling, not us. You can glorify your hardwork by calling it struggle and add cherry on the top. No one is asking you to go to the gym, but you are going because you have to feed your family.”)
Kohli went on to say, “Mai apne aap ko bahot privileged position mei maanta hoon kyuki I am getting to do what I have always loved to do. I play a sport. If you really think about the real problems that people face in life, you cannot compare getting out in a Test match to the one who doesn’t have a roof over his head.”