Virat Kohli credited Cheteshwar Pujara for being the inspiration for his long innings after second day of the third test between India and Sri Lanka in Delhi.
Virat Kohli scored his 6th double century and became the first ever Test captain to do so in the third Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. After the end of the day's play, Virat Kohli had a candid conversation with team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara.
The conversation started with Kohli describing his feelings on achieving 6th double hundred.
He said, "It feels wonderful. It was always my mindset is to score big 100s. Something I watched you do a lot in your career and learnt also how to concentrate for longer periods. I got inspired by your will to keep batting on for the team as long as possible."
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When asked what keeps him going across all the formats, Kohli said, "We know as professional cricketers we don’t have many years so we have to make the most of it. I try to stay as fit as possible. I take care of my diet and training which has paid me off till now.
"As we all know that in the latter half of our career it’s going to get more difficult. So I train as much as possible."
Recalling his transformation Kohli said,"It all started after 2012 IPL. I had high expectations for myself. I wanted to dominate but it couldn’t happen. My mental state was bad, I was eating bad and my habits were bad. I came out of shower one day and thought I can’t look like this as an international cricketer. I changed everything from that day onwards."
On being asked about scoring a double in ODIs, Kohli said, "It’s not something which I cannot plan. I think openers have more chance. If I get to bat early, the wickets is nice to bat on and if I get a good start maybe I can do that. I came close twice but it’s something you can’t pinpoint. Rohit has done it twice. I don’t think I can hit as many shots as him in the latter half of the inning. Hence he did it and he is unstoppable."
Kohli also said that Test cricket is his favourite format of cricket. He also said that his favourite hundred was in Adelaide while his favourite double hundred was in Mumbai when he scored 235 runs.
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