Virat Kohli during a chat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Virat Kohli opened up that he had zero confidence heading into the final. Virat Kohli’s form become a topic of discuss for the team during the T20 World cup 2024 as the star batsman only managed 75 runs before the final. However Virat Kohli scoring on that time when it mattered the most, scored a match-winning 76 in the final against South-Africa in Barbados. During a chat with PM Narendra Modi, Virat Kohli opened up that he had zero confidence heading in the final match of T20 World cup and how the Indian captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid motivated him .Virat Kohli also disclose that he even told Rahul Dravid the head coach of Indian team that he has not been able to perform for the team in the tournament. He also advised that arrogance broken-down his game during the tournament.
“Whatever I was trying, it was not coming off. Whenever you feel like ‘ I can do it, ‘it’s just the arrogance speaking. Basically, if Your ego comes up, the game goes away from you. Sometimes, it’s important to let that arrogance go off. There was no margin for arrogance in the final, especially with how everything panned out. As soon as I started giving respect to the game, it benefitted the team. It was a big lesson for me,” Virat Kohli was telling.
Virat Kohli was happy to provide to the team in the all-important fixture.
” We lived each ball at the end, we can’t explain what was going on inside. We lost hope at one moment, then Hardik took a wicket and then with each ball, we got the energy. I am happy that I was able to contribute to the team in such a big game after a tough time. I won’t be able to forget it. I was happy that I was able to take the team to a fighting total,”Virat Kohli added.
Virat Kohli good-bye to his T20I career after supporting India lift the T20 World cup 2024 and passed on the staff to the next generation.