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Xtra Time Web Desk: Virat Kohli is back in domestic cricket and has started practicing with Delhi squad at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Since then, he has been the attraction for youngsters.

A little visitor who is the son of Kohli's childhood friend had a simple question for the former India captain. He simply asked Virat, 'Indian cricketer banne ke liye kya karna padega (what one needs to do to become an Indian cricketer)?'

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In reply, Virat answered "A lot of hard work humein karni padegi aur aapko practice aur training ke liye bolne ki zarurat nahi padni chahiye papa ko, haina? Khud se, subah uth ke mere ko jana hai practice karne, mere ko training karne jana hai. Aur agar koi ek ghanta practice karta hai toh aap do ghante practice karo," said Kohli in Hindi."Ek hi tareeka hai bas, theek hai?"

He further added, "Koi agar fifty banata hai, aap hundred banao. Koi hundred banata hai, aap two hundred banao. Jo benchmark hai, uss se double. Toh fir, level up, theek hai? Kabhi agar bolne ki zarurat pade toh that's not right. You should say 'I want want to practice' and we should say 'no, you can rest one day', theek hai? Keep working hard and always enjoy playing."

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(Translated to English: "We need to do a lot of hard work, and your dad shouldn't be asking you to go for pratice and training. You yourself should wake up early and say 'I have to go for practice'. And if someone practices for one hour, you practice for two hours. That's the only way, right? If someone makes a fifty, you score a hundred. If someone makes a hundred, you score two hundred -- double of the benchmark. Then you will go a level up. If you need to be told to practice, then that's not right.")

Despite Kohli's poor form in recent times, he has been a star for India breaking many records with making many milestones hence such conversation is inspiring to the youth desiring to represent India at the highest level.