Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli is enjoying his time away from cricket with his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. The couple took a spiritual break in Rishikesh ahead of the former’s return to cricketing action later this month against Australia. Virat is currently a part of the Indian team for the four-match Test series against Australia, which is currently the top-placed side in the World Test Championship. He is expected to play a crucial role as the Indian cricket team chases a final spot in the edition.
Meanwhile, in the city of Rishikesh in Uttrakhand, the couple along with their daughter Vamika paid a visit to Swami Dayanand Giri Ashram. Several pictures and videos of the couple from their visit have gone viral on the internet. Kohli also obliged the selfie requests of the fans who also arrived at the ashram.
As the pictures of the couple are making rounds on the internet, many fans were quick to remember an old statement of Virat Kohli from a press conference at the T20 World Cup seven years ago. At that time, India was scheduled to take on Australia in a do-or-die match at the tournament in Mohali, and a reporter had asked Kohli if he does ‘pooja-paath’ to keep himself calm in tough situations. Virat Kohli, who was then the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team, had said:
“Do I look the pooja-path types? (Do I look like I do prayers and worship?),” leaving the entire room in splits.
“When I started, a lot about me was wrong. I was the tattoo guy, the one who wore stylish clothes. It is very easy to focus on the negative stuff but I choose not do that. The basic thinking is I want to improve as a cricketer every day. I make sure I do all the hard work and hope it pays off one day. I back myself to go out there and win the game.
“As a cricketer, you don’t have a long career. For me it is an opportunity. Once you get addicted to it (performing), you want more and more of it. You work so hard and you want that satisfaction,” he had said.
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