India's captain Virat Kohli has always appreciated the way his wife Anushka Sharma, Bollywood actress, has supported and understood him. He feels Anushka is a professional and has always respected his space.

Kohli was sitting for an interview with West Indies legend Sir Viv Richards where he talked about the bonding with wife Anushka. "Some guys relish the prospect of being with the person — whom they enjoy with — for the rest of their life," Richards said. He added, "Some guys wouldn't do as much. But it looks like you have appreciated both sides of the coin?"

Kohli replied, "It has actually been the biggest blessing in my life apart from being blessed with playing this sport. To find the right person. Because she is a professional herself, she totally understands my space."

"She guides me in the right direction. The thing that I have learnt from being with her is that if you are willing to do things which are right in your life off the field, then I think that creates your personality on the field to do the same."

India's star cricketer, Kohli also asked Richards few questions. He wanted to know how Viv managed to dominate with the bat without wearing a helmet. 

"I believed that I am the man. It may sound like arrogance but I backed myself every time. You even back yourself to get hurt… to take the knocks," said Richards. "The helmet I tried but it was very uncomfortable. My mindset was that I was good enough to be here so if I get hurt, it's God's will. I will survive."

Kohli then responded, "I have always felt that you take a hit early to know the feeling rather than always feeling you might get hurt. I prefer to take a hit early on so that it motivates me to not allow that to happen again. Just that pain to go through your body and be like enough, it's not happening again."

Richards shared a mantra to end the video. "You will always get hurt. It is part of the game. It's important how you come back from taking those knocks."

(With BCCI.tv Inputs)