NZ v IND 2020: WATCH- "If we ever share our no.1 spot, it would be with New Zealand," says Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli talked about his camaraderie with the New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.

Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson talking as Rishabh Pant listens | Getty

The Indian team that is currently touring New Zealand had a terrific T20 series against the Kiwis as they whitewashed the home team and won the series 5-0. But Kane Williamson’s New Zealand came back strongly in the ODI series as they won all three ODIs comfortably.

Now as both teams get ready to face each other in the Test series, skipper Kohli was invited to the India House shared some of his great experiences of his visit.

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I’m very honored to be hereafter being invited by the High Commissioner and we want to thank you for that. Of all the tours we have coming to the High Commission is always a very special evening, because we get to spend time with people from India obviously, but we also get to meet a lot of people from the country we are in,” he said.

The right-hander then talked about their relations with the New Zealand cricket team by saying, “Something that we as a team have embraced over the last four years and we’ve reached a stage where every team want to beat us, New Zealand won’t be any different but the difference is that there won’t be any spite in it.

The Delhi based batsman then revealed the conversation he had with Williamson near the boundary rope during the T20 series as both of them were rested by respective team managements.

“We just heard a few words about mutual admiration and respect between the countries and I couldn't agree more. I think if we had to share our number one spot with any other team it will be New Zealand.”

That is one reason I can sit with Kane on the boundary line and have a conversation mid-game about life and not cricket,” the Indian skipper said.

(With PTI inputs)

 
 

By Swapnil Shireesh Javkhedkar - 19 Feb, 2020

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