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[caption id="attachment_37079" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Virat Kohli with his childhood coach Raj Kumar Sharma | Image: Instagram[/caption]

Internet Desk: He is the next big star in Indian cricket after the great Sachin Tendulkar. Virat Kohli is undoubtedly the best sporting icon in the country at the moment. He has left an aura amongst his fans at such a short period in international cricket. The panache with which he scores his runs is a treat to watch for the fans. The statistics of 28 year old batsman are enough to establish his class. Kohli has got an average of over 50 across all formats, which in itself is no mean achievement. Recently he became the only batsman in world to score four double centuries as four consecutive series against West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh. Kohli is also the third most successful Indian captain after MS Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly. Kohli has an astonishing record as captain, registering 15 wins from 23 test matches. He has already scored 43 hundreds in international cricket. For every youngster, a coach plays a very important part in shaping his career. Rajkumar Sharma shares the Nine things that a youngster needs to learn if he is aspiring to become successful like Virat.

He is a big match player. The most important of quality of Kohli is he hardly misses an opportunity to perform on a bigger stage. Be it his U’19 days when he led the country to World Cup glory or leading India to a string of series wins (six so far) both at home and away. This should be one of the things all youngsters should learn that age doesn’t matter if you have the right vision and skill. But most importantly you need to work hard to become a perfectionist.

There is never a short cut for success in any sphere of life. And Virat is a perfect example. He is a firm believer that success will follow only if you work hard and give your best. We all look at Kohli the superstar but look at his dedication and the hard work the young guy had to put to make sure his dreams are alive. Never ever say I quit. Never ever be satisfied with what you have achieved. We should always strive for more.

For any successful sportsman, this is one of the most important qualities they should possess. There will be times when things will not go in place. A life of a sportsman is built upon hardships with ups and downs. Kohli also has been through these from a young age. But he has taken it in his stride and move ahead. His expressions on the field say it all. He is one guy who always thrives on winning. He just has one thing in mind and this winning attitude has helped him moved ahead of the rest.

Virat Kohli is a fitness fanatic. It is well known that Kohli started taking fitness much more seriously post an ordinary IPL in 2012. He changed his training regime and eating habits completely, realising the need to transform his body to survive the rigours of playing all three formats. He still maintains the strict diet charts and hardly misses out on a gym session.

There is a saying in Hindi, “Izzat doge to Izzat doo na milta hai.” It seems Kohli has these few words imprinted in his mind whether he is playing in the middle or away from it. One must never forget his roots and disrespect his seniors. Kohli as we all know have a lot of respect for all his seniors. He always obliges the autograph hunters specially the kids. There is never a moment where we can see him misbehaving with his fans in public.

Once Virat Kohli was back in the national side he never had to look back. He performed in every format. But most importantly what he did was never repeating the same mistake again. He struggled against the English bowling attack in England. He corrected his stance and went on to score heaps of runs against the Aussies. We need to understand one thing that we will always make mistakes. Nobody is immune to it. But make sure you learn from your previous mistake and do not make the same one again.

We all know a captain leads from the front. And it is perfectly matched for Kohli. He is a player’s captain in the true sense as he is not someone who will back out if his team mates are going through a rough time. Kohli has played some of the best innings in recent times but he has always emphasized the importance of teamwork and his teammates.

The difference between the debutant Virat Kohli and the one now is his performance backs his attitude on field. He has made sure that all his critics who used to call him an over ambitious and a copy cat of Australians are now praising him for his style and confidence. Learn how to adjust to situations. Do not bark until you cannot bite. Nobody is telling you that leave your instinctive skills but people ask you to perform first and show off later.

Impressing on and off the field with your personality is one of the key characters of a superstar. As they say there are a lot of skillful cricketers but there will be only few superstars who will live forever in the cricket books. Kohli for one stands out and will be remembered forever as a superstar in Indian cricket. He has a tremendous personality and always wears his attitude. After all he is representing a nation where the cricketers are worshipped as Gods.