Kohli defines himself: “My personality represents the new India”

Virat Kohli: The “New India” Faces Challenges

In the context of the Australia tour, Virat Kohli has chosen to define himself as a representative of the “new India.” This stance implies a nation that “stands up” to any challenge, rather than accepting the label of being the quintessential non-Australian Australian. The reception for Kohli on this Australian tour has been unprecedented. Former Test players, newspapers, and television stations have focused their attention on Kohli and the impact his absence will have on the three Test matches he will not play.

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However, Kohli is comfortable being himself. “Firstly, I would like to say that I have always been myself,” Kohli said. “The way my personality and character is, I think it is a representation of the new India. And for me, that’s how I see it. It is not in my mind a comparison to being similar to the Australian mentality or anything like that.” “For me, it’s about how we’ve started to stand up for ourselves as the Indian cricket team. And my personality has always been like this from day one. This for me is a representation of the new India, where we want to take on challenges and move forward with optimism and positivity and make sure we’re ready for any challenge that comes our way.” Kohli acknowledged that Australia, as a country, welcomes those who are successful on its lands. “I have been touring this place for many years and it is a wonderful place to play cricket,” Kohli said. “When you perform well here, you earn the respect of the public. Obviously, there will be anticipation and conversation around wanting to see you play. Similarly to Jasprit [Bumrah] as well. The last time he performed very well here. Obviously, there will be anticipation and excitement around him to see him bowl. Similarly to me, I have been coming here for many years.

For us, the most important thing is that the general public wants to see India perform as a team, which was also the highlight of our last tour. That remains our focus. All external things are not under our control. That’s great for the series’ publicity, but the true and simple focus remains on how well we can perform as a team here.” Knowing the Indian team, the others will be happy to go unnoticed and let Kohli hog all the attention. That’s true for the man who will take over the team when Kohli leaves. Ajinkya Rahane is a completely different personality from Kohli, but the India captain promised similar intensity once he’s gone. “We’ve had a lot of understanding and mutual respect over the years,” Kohli said of his vice-captain. “We’ve had great partnerships batting together, which are based on trust and understanding of what’s needed for the team. Jinks has done a tremendous job in the two practice matches. He seems very calm and knows the strengths of our team and how we should approach things.” “Actually, the way we’ve played our cricket has been a collective effort from the entire team. It’s a cultural effort and not just mine to strategize and present things to people. It’s the whole team that has joined in. They already know the template we play with and how we want to do things. We are absolutely on the same page.” “I’m sure he’ll also do a tremendous job in my absence, but the focus remains on the time I’m here to provide the captaincy, leadership, and player performances in the best way possible and, from then on, I’m pretty sure Jinks will do a tremendous job. I’ve already said before that I feel this is his moment to really step up and perform strongly as an individual and then as a captain as well.”