Former India skipper Virat Kohli is looking in good touch with the bat in the 2022 edition of Asia Cup. While Kohli scored 34-ball 35 in India’s opening match against arch-rivals Pakistan, he slammed 59 not out off 44 balls in the second game against Hong Kong.
Now, cricket experts and fans are expecting the veteran batter to return to his vintage best in the Super 4 stage of the multi-nation tournament. Kohli also seems determined to help India clinch the Asia Cup title.
Ahead of India’s Super 4 clash against Pakistan, Virat Kohli was seen running while wearing a special altitude mask and the video of the same is going viral on social media.
Widely regarded as one of the fittest cricketers in the world, Kohli never makes any compromise with his fitness and running in with the mask, which is designed to slow down one’s breath, only shows his unwavering commitment to maintain high standards of fitness level.
Here’s the video:
Ahead of India’s Asia Cup 2022 opener against arch-rivals Pakistan, Virat Kohli had admitted that he was feeling mentally down, which led to him taking a break from cricket following the 2022 England tour.
The former India skipper also revealed that during the break, he didn’t touch his bat for the first time in a decade.
"For the first time in 10 years, I didn't touch my bat for a month. I came to realisation that I was trying to fake my intensity a bit recently. I was convincing myself that no, you had the intensity. But your body was telling you to stop. The mind was telling me to take a break and step back," Kohli said in a video shared by Star Sports.
"I'm looked at as a guy who is mentally very strong and I am. But everyone has a limit and you need to recognize that limit, otherwise things can get unhealthy for you. This period taught me a lot of things that I wasn't allowing to come to surface. When they eventually came up, I embraced it.
"I'm not shy to admit that I was feeling mentally down. This is a very normal thing to feel, but we don't speak because we are hesitant. We don't want to be looked at as mentally weak. Trust me, faking to be strong is far worse than admitting to be weak," he added.
