Virat Kohli ended his century drought in international cricket with a brilliant knock against Afghanistan. After the innings, he spoke a great deal on how his wife helped him make the comeback. He'd spoken at length about Anushka’s role in his life back in 2017 too. Excerpts…
🎥: Breakfast with Champions
🎥: Breakfast with Champions
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00:00Can I say this again? My wife. My wife.
00:05I will always keep myself fit.
00:07For you.
00:08Sir, it's amazing to be a lady.
00:10You have seen me. I had no brains in my life.
00:30Since the time a lady has come into my life, she has taught me a lot of things.
00:45So, I have gained a lot of wisdom.
00:50Since the time a lady has come into my life, she has taught me a lot of things.
00:57So I have understood a lot.
00:59I have learned a lot in the last 4 years, all because of her.
01:02You have taught me patience.
01:04Absolutely sir, I have taught her patience.
01:06And the position she is in in life, how to utilize it, I have learnt from her.
01:10But even then, I never tried to be anyone else.
01:13I never tried to tell myself that I should be reading books or I should be doing...
01:19Those are gradual things. If you like it, you like it.
01:22So luckily, I never tried to change myself.
01:26But the flip has been because of her.
01:28In England, in 2014, Anushka was there in my life.
01:32She understood what I was going through.
01:34She kept me motivated.
01:35Her support helped me push through, however bad it was for me.
01:39But she was a constant in that time.
01:42And then Australia happened and she was still there.
01:45She ended up scoring runs when she was in her presence.
01:49So it was a special thing for both of us.
01:52Because she also faced so much lack.
01:54We were being criticized that this is what happens when girlfriends are allowed on tour.
02:00So I said, if you guys don't like it, can't there be a relationship?
02:05According to you, either get married or roam around alone.
02:08How does this happen?
02:09What I have done best is that I have moved away from social media.
02:14And it's the best thing that I have done.
02:18Actually incidentally, last IPL only, me and Anushka had come to see me in Bangalore.
02:24And I was on Instagram.
02:25So she told me, why do you have to look at or see what people are saying about you?
02:31You want to post things, you still can.
02:33But you don't have to physically see it yourself.
02:36I want to post stuff, yes I post stuff.
02:38I send all the content, I post stuff myself.
02:42But I don't want to read anymore.
02:43And it's peace of mind like no other.