Cricket is in my blood, wedding was special: Kohli
Switching back to cricket is not difficult at all because it is in my blood, like it is for every other team member. VIRAT KOHLI, India skipper
MUMBAI: Virat Kohli hardly faces any problem when taking on the world’s best bowlers. However, at a press conference on Wednesday, he was asked a question that would have hassled any cricketer. But Kohli being Kohli, was unperturbed and answered with the same calmness with which he treats a rival bowler.
Kohli was answering questions ahead of the India team’s departure for the tour of South Africa. When a journalist asked him what was more important for him – playing cricket or getting married -- referring to his break from cricket, Kohli said getting married was more important for him. “I was away for something which is much more important. That is a period that will always remain special for both of us,” he said.
He, though, added that the break would not affect his preparations for the South Africa tour as he has been training for it over a long time.
“Switching back to cricket is not difficult at all because it is in my blood, like it is for every other team member and the team management as well, so getting back to the professional front is not difficult at all,” he said.
TUSCANY WEDDING
“I haven’t done anything in the past three weeks. I have been training to get back to play in SA. Somewhere in your head you are always thinking about you have something important coming up, so subconsciously you are looking forward to it (South Africa tour). So, mentally I am very well prepared.”
Kohli had pulled out of India’s limited-overs series against Sri Lanka. He got married to Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma in a private ceremony in Tuscany, Italy on December 11.
Kohli’s next assignment is leading India in South Africa where the visitors are scheduled to play three Tests, six ODIS and three T20IS. The first Test starts at Cape Town on January 5.