India pacer Ishant Sharma opened up about the fearless nature of Virat Kohli. Ishant is someone who has been with Kohli since a very early stage of his career.

Talking about the first time when he met Kohli, Ishant recalled U-17 trials when the current India captain had showed his lionhearted approach.

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"I had first met him during the trial for an under-17 team. There itself he was batting with a cap at nets and even in the match against all kinds of bowlers. Pacers, spinners he did not have any issue facing them. Some of the boys were bowling really fast but he did not have any fear," said Ishant in a video shared by his IPL franchise Delhi Capitals.

Since the lanky fast bowler knows Virat for a long time, he knows about his jovial side on and off the field. The 31-year-old said Kohli hasn't changed a bit and still makes his teammates laugh.

"We know each other from the U-17 days and we end up talking to each other a lot. He always loves to have fun around teammates. It has not changed at all even after he became the captain. We still share a lot of jokes and laughter and even when I am not in the team we have kept in touch with each other, and it is a special kind of bonding," said Ishant.