Virat Kohli and the Indian team are currently in Colombo where they will be playing their Super 4 matches of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 tournament.
Two days out from the exciting India vs Pakistan encounter in the Super 4, Virat Kohli engaged in a conversation with a few young cricketers in Sri Lanka after a net session in Colombo.
On Saturday morning, the BCCI uploaded a video from Friday night of Kohli interacting with budding cricketers in Sri Lanka after one of his training sessions. The 34-year-old Indian legend gave advice to these youngsters on fitness, skills, mental toughness, and other aspects of the game. Young cricketers around the world look up to Kohli and consider him an inspiration for what he’s achieved over the past 15 years in international cricket.
Virat Kohli can be heard speaking with intensity about ‘skill’, ‘fitness’, ‘mentality’, ‘hard work’, and ‘visualization’ to the youngsters who were listening to him keenly.
The BCCI captioned their post: “Start your weekend with an inspiring interaction
Virat Kohli shares his experience with budding cricketers”
Watch: Virat Kohli shares words of wisdom with budding cricketers in Sri Lanka
Start your weekend with an inspiring interaction 🤗
Virat Kohli shares his experience with budding cricketers 👏👏#TeamIndia | #AsiaCup2023 | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/FA0YDw0Eqf
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 9, 2023
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India and Pakistan will meet on September 10 in Colombo for their Super 4 encounter. A win for Pakistan over India will see them to the final, however, there is a big rain threat in Colombo.
The ACC has added a reserve day for the India vs Pakistan match on Sunday, with Monday being scheduled as the reserve day. However, there is no reserve day for any other Super 4 matches.