India and Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Ishant Sharma talked about his friendship with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter and former India captain Virat Kohli. Both players hail from the same localities in Delhi and made their India debuts within a year of one another.
Ishant made his India debut in 2007 and Kohli in 2008. Recently after a match between DC and RCB, Ishant was caught playing a prank on the RCB batter when they were chitchatting after the encounter.
Speaking on the Delhi Capitals Podcast, Sharma said that not many have seen Kohli’s West Delhi phase which he has seen while narrating an incident from their time playing Under-17 cricket.
“Virat Kohli is very nice and sophisticated now. Not many have seen his West Delhi phase. We used to play Under-17s together in Kolkata and of course, we did not have much money. There we would eat egg rolls and have soft drinks after practice, and enjoy it. I’ve seen that side of Virat,” said Sharma.
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He went on to say that Kohli is still the same West Delhi boy whenever he meets him while adding that only they can understand their sense of humor.
“Now also, he’s been a captain and is all sophisticated but he is still the same West Delhi boy whenever he meets me. My house is in Patel Nagar and he lives in Mirabagh, both places are close by. Only we can understand our sense of humor. There are so many funny reels made on the internet that only Virat and I can understand,” Sharma added.
While Ishant Sharma had a second coming in IPL 2023 for DC, Kohli recently scored a brilliant century against the Sunrisers Hyderabad to keep RCB in the hunt for playoffs.
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