Internet Desk: India skipper Virat Kohli has always said that Bollywood’s star actress Anushka Sharma is the main person who always backed him during his tough times. She also helped him to become a better person too. In a chat show of Gaurav Kapur, called ‘Breakfast with Champions’ Kohli stated that Anushka is the reason that he has become more patient as a person. The India skipper also thanked former teammate Zaheer Khan for giving him some very good advices on his relationship.
“A very big reason behind me not hiding my relationship is Mr. Zaheer Khan. Luckily he was one of the first guys I spoke to about this and he said whatever you do don’t try to hide it because you’ll stress yourself. And on top of that you’re in a relationship, you’re not doing anything wrong”, he said.
“I’m actually very grateful that my first interaction about this was with Zak. And he told me the right thing to do so I’ve followed it ever since,” the 28-year-old added.
Back in 2014, Kohli was going through a rough patch during India’s tour of England. According to Virat it was Anushka who always backed her on that time and motivated him again to play well.
“Luckily I have never tried to change myself over the years. But the flip has been because of her. That period in England in 2014. Anushka was there in my life, she understood what I was going through so she kept me motivated.”
“Her support helped me push through, however bad it was for me. She was a constant in that time… And then Australia happened (the tour in 2014-15 when Kohli scored four hundreds in four Tests) and I ended up scoring runs, in her presence. So it was a special thing for both of us because she also faced a lot of flak.
“We were being criticised and people were saying this is what happens when you allow girlfriends on the tour. I thought, “if you don’t think this is right then no one can be in a relationship”. According to you all – either get married or remain single. How can that be?”, he added.