From his first visit to the city to trying weird food combos… Virat Kohli reflected on his Bengaluru connection.
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00:00I was picked by Bangalore, I ended up becoming a Bangalore boy
00:03People are confused actually after a while whether I'm from Delhi or Bangalore
00:07Then when I met Anushka, I found out that she grew up in Bangalore herself
00:11In Bangalore, I ate a dosa and I was like
00:13Is this a dosa?
00:14In Delhi, there's a lot of beetroot and carrots
00:21The first connect with Bangalore
00:23Actually, we used to have all the National Cricket Academy camps there
00:26So I actually went to Bangalore when I was 13, the first time
00:29And these camps used to be 2 and a half to 3 months long
00:31So I spent a lot of time there
00:33And then IPL happened, I was picked by Bangalore
00:37I ended up becoming a Bangalore boy
00:39People are confused actually after a while whether I'm from Delhi or Bangalore
00:43Then when I met Anushka, I found out that she grew up in Bangalore herself
00:47Oh wow!
00:48Her father was posted in Bangalore, so she literally grew up there
00:51She had so many friends there
00:52When you came to Bangalore for the first time, which was a long time back
00:56At that point of time, what was your favourite food to eat here?
00:59The revelation for me was dosas
01:02In Bangalore, I ate a dosa and I was like
01:05Is this a dosa?
01:06In Delhi, there's a lot of beetroot and carrots
01:11That was a revelation
01:12And crispy dosas for me was unreal
01:16That is something that I would never forget, that first experience
01:19And the second dish I tried which stood out for me was Chicken 65
01:2230-40 pieces I used to smash in one go
01:2530-40 pieces?
01:26Yeah
01:26How old were you?
01:2713 when I went there for the first time
01:29So you were a finisher since then?
01:31Proper
01:31Right?
01:32I would never stop eating even if the match was over
01:34Tell me, everyone has a weird food combination
01:37And be honest
01:38Eating chilli chicken with dry tandoori roti and mint chutney
01:43Okay
01:44Or just a...
01:45Oh dry, no gravy?
01:46No gravy
01:47Soup ki roti, chilli chicken and mint chutney
01:51Interesting
01:52That used to be, but now it's changed to...
01:55But it's still not that
01:56I mean...
01:57It's not weird, I won't call it...
01:59But yeah, it's off
02:00Yeah, I have a few which are very weird
02:02But I'm very proud of it
02:03Banana chips with ketchup
02:06Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, this is the first reaction, right?
02:08Yeah, but go beyond that, give it a chance
02:10It's amazing
02:11And second is veg fried rice with dal tadka
02:16Guys, you have to try this
02:17Dal tadka?
02:19And veg fried rice
02:21You'll forget to eat
02:22I'll tell you one thing
02:24Try making fried rice with vegetable stock
02:30Have you ever made it?
02:30Veg stock?
02:31No, no, but you can do it
02:32This is outstanding
02:33It's better than any street side fried rice you've eaten in your whole life
02:37Have you learnt Kannada words or Bangalorean slangs?
02:40One of my favourite tagline is Kannada Gutila
02:42Like someone says...
02:43In Kannada, I say two words
02:45Then that person backs off
02:46He thinks I know
02:47I don't know
02:48But a few words I've seen, observed over the years
02:52One is...
02:53Yeah, Guru
02:54That
02:55Then...
02:56Hey, what daddy?
02:57Yeah, just these, I mean
02:59This is what we mostly hear in the cricket circuit
03:02Other than that, I don't know many