Kohli is 'alone'

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli

Whatever he is, throughout his career, Kohli has to carry the burden of expectations of Indian cricket fans, just like Sachin Tendulkar once did. Coping with the pressure of endless expectations has also had a negative impact on Kohli's mind.

Kohli spoke about this to the Indian media The Indian Express. The 33-year-old former captain quit the captaincy of the T20 team after the T20 World Cup last year. Although he did not give up the ODI captaincy, the Indian Cricket Board did not allow him to captain the 50-over cricket. He also said goodbye to the leadership of Test cricket in January this year because of that arrogance. But since then he is in bad form. Still could not turn around.

Among them, Muni has given various opinions about his bad form. If you do this you will get back in form, if you do that you will get runs... all these things are often said around one of the best batsmen in India. And hundreds of millions of people in India have the pressure of mountain-like expectations. All in all, anyone should be suffocated in such a situation.

In an interview given to the media, Kohli said, 'Personally, I have gone through this experience many times - there are many people in a room, who like and love me, but I feel alone. I think many people have had such an experience. This is definitely a very important thing. No matter how strong we try to be all the time, it can tear you apart.'

Being a star in sports comes with high expectations. And if that pressure is like Kohli's, then some difficulties occur. Kohli also thinks that a person loses touch with his identity.

For this reason, taking a break from sports for a few days, Kohli emphasized the importance of reestablishing the relationship with that 'self', 'If this connection is severed, all other things also fall apart in a short time.'

In 2014, Kohli suffered from mental problems even after suffering from ranchuria during the tour of England. He was disappointed. In a podcast he told English commentator Mark Nicholas, 'When you wake up and feel like you can't run, it's not good at all. I felt like I was the loneliest person in the world.'

Kohli has not scored a century in three editions since 2019. Kohli has also been rested during the recent West Indies tour. However, this batsman is one of the highest paid athletes in the world today in the Indian team announced for the Asia Cup.

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