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 Dravid8217;s defence,V V S Laxman8217;s wrist work,Sachin Tendulkar8217;s on-drive,M S Dhoni8217;s calm,Virender Sehwag8217;s cut
Don8217;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
It8217;s hard to find right balance between self belief and being arrogant. I8217;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 Kohli8217;s best Waku-Doki moment: World Cup win
