Kohli: “My personality reflects the new India” in cricket

Virat Kohli Rejects “Most Un-Australian Non-Australian” Tag

In a tone reminiscent of Australian idiosyncrasy, Virat Kohli has refused to be labeled as the “most non-Australian Australian.” Instead, he prefers to identify as a representative of a “new India,” which “faces” all challenges. The reception Kohli has received during this tour of Australia has been unprecedented. Former Test players, newspapers, and television stations are only talking about Kohli and the impact his absence will have on the three Test matches he will not play.

Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time.

Greg Chappell

Kohli, however, feels comfortable being himself. “Firstly, I would like to say that I have always been myself,” Kohli stated. “The way my personality and character are, I think it’s a representation of the new India. And that’s how I see it. It’s not a comparison in my mind that I am similar to the Australian mentality or anything like that.” “For me, it’s about how we’ve started to excel 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,” he added. Kohli acknowledged that Australia, as a country, opens its arms to those who are successful on their 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 expectation and conversation about wanting to see you play. Similarly with Jasprit Bumrah as well. The last time he performed very well here. Obviously, there will be expectation 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 the highlight of our last tour. Our focus remains on that. All external things are not under our control. That’s great for the publicity of the series, but the real focus and simply 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 take all the attention. This is true for the man who will take charge of the team when Kohli leaves. Ajinkya Rahane has a completely different personality from Kohli, but the India captain promised a similar intensity once he leaves. “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 do things.” “Actually, the way we’ve played cricket has been a collective effort of the whole team. It’s a cultural effort and doesn’t just depend on me, who plans things and presents them to people. The whole team has been involved in it. 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 captaincy and leadership and performances as a player 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 time to step up and perform to the maximum as an individual and also as captain.