Daniel Vettori has closely witnessed the rise of Virat Kohli since 2011 at Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Virat Kohli is a captain who has a passion to win at all costs but also who is receptive to information off the field, says his Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Daniel Vettori.
Vettori has been a witness of Virat Kohli’s growth as one of this generation biggest cricket stars. Vettori joined RCB in 2011 when Kohli was not the phenomenon he is today. Kohli's rise has impressed the former New Zealand captain. He also added that it was not possible to understand and appreciate the huge role played by the captain.
Vetori said that Kohli had set the benchmark for others to follow.
“The main thing is that they are all trying it (the Kohli way), seeing if it works for them,” he pointed out. “That’s professional sports across the world, athletes at their absolute peak. I think the example is great and a lot of the guys are following that example. They just have to find what their own levels are but I don’t think you’d ever want to deny them trying to get to that level.”
Vettori has revealed that he has found two sides of Kohli as a captain – one with the passion to win at all costs and the other off the field – where he is receptive to information.
The New Zealand spinner was speaking to Wisden India.
He said, “The thing I have found with Virat in particular as a captain – and obviously there’s two sides to it… There is the passion – to do whatever he can to win on game day on the field. He is very keen to win on the field on game day. And then off the field, he is very receptive to information, he is very receptive to listening and wanting to learn.
"He wants to get better as well as having his own thoughts on everything that is going on in the game of cricket. None of us can really appreciate the magnitude of his role and the pressure that is on him and how exhausting some of the schedule is. But he manages it better than anyone I have ever seen.”
“There is a passion for cricket. If you sit down with Virat, you are talking cricket most of the time. He loves the game and that’s the thing that keeps the passion going. Also, his personal success and his team’s success. But if you have an innate love for the game, it gets you through everything. I think that’s the point where he is at. He obviously wants to be the best in the world, he’s got the talent to do it but he has backed it up with intensity and also the desire to keep improving. That comes from a genuine love of the game.”
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