Kohli's aggression and competitiveness on the field is known across the globe.
However, Kohli was not always like this. In a show on Star Sports, the former India skipper recently revealed how he never used to get into physical fight in his childhood days.
"Physical toh chance hi nahi. Koi mujhe maar ke nikal jaayega, main toh mar jaunga, usko nahi pata kya hua (No chance of a physical spat. Someone will thrash me, I'll die and he won't even know what happened with me). So, I never used to get into a fight," Kohli said.
When asked about the verbal duel he engages in with the opposition players, Virat said he has always shunned physical fight.
"Muh se kuch bhi bulwalo but main physical ladai nahi karta (Verbally, I can say anything but I don't get physical on the field)," he added.
Being emotionally involved in the game, brings out the best in Kohli as we have seen it multiple times during his illustrious career so far.
Virat Kohli though shared a funny reason for showing verbal aggression on the field.
"Yar voh bhi main ground pe karta hun, mujhe pata hai vahaan pe ladai nahi ho sakti na, vahaan pe umpire beech mein aa jaayenge na (The stuff I say, that too I do just on the field because I know that there won't be any fight and that the umpire will eventually intervene)," he remarked.
Talking about Virat Kohli, he is currently featuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In six matches so far, Kohli has registered scores of 82*, 21, 61, 50, 6 and 59.