Journalism of Courage
On Tuesday,a select audience in the Capital interacted with flamboyant Team India member Virat Kohli at the latest edition of Express Adda.
Like previous guests Amitabh Bachchan,Viswanathan Anand and Thomas Friedman,among others Kohli can be counted as among the most important voices in his field,and a potential captain.
Kohli was in conversation with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. The 23-year-old talked about issues facing Indian cricket today,such as the impact of IPL and the retirements of Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman.
Here are his quotes:
* India,IPL games are same to me in terms of intensity
* I want Rahul Dravid’s defence,V V S Laxman’s wrist work,Sachin Tendulkar’s on-drive,M S Dhoni’s calm,Virender Sehwag’s cut
* Don’t think much about getting the captaincy
* Aggression by Team India is frowned upon by authorities,but others use it with impunity
* M S Dhoni as calm off field as on field
* I changed after being dropped from Team India
* When Sachin got out in WC final,felt like I was in graveyard
* Test century I scored in Australia is by far my favourite innings
* It’s hard to find right balance between self belief and being arrogant. I’m lucky to have got that
* Mohd Kaif was one of the most hard working player for India and was underrated
* What gets Virat Kohli out? Good balls,lack of concentration,some mistakes
* Australians are still on top when it comes to sledging
* Ben Hilfenhaus is one of the best bowler in the world right now
* Virat Kohli’s best Waku-Doki moment: World Cup win
