Since people will never again get to see the iconic batter in white, Virat Kohli’s departure from Test cricket has caused a lot of emotion in the cricket community. After all that Kohli has accomplished in the game, some prominent members of the cricket community have spoken out about how much they will miss him.
Bharat Arun, the former bowling coach for India, also reminisced about some of the special times he had with the renowned hitter while he was a member of the Indian coaching staff. Arun recently reminisced about some of the special times he shared with Virat in the Indian camp and said that Test cricket will miss him. Arun described how Virat used to prefer difficult net sessions over practice matches, when he would practice against bowlers on the most difficult conditions.
He and his character will be missed in Indian and international Test cricket. As bowling coach for India, I have had some of my best moments when Virat Kohli was captain. He never really like practice games because he always thought there was a lack of enthusiasm. He would prefer to spend more time at the nets, where he would always select the spiciest pitch and get throwdowns or bowls from 16 yards out. The truth is, he was constantly in need of a challenge. Business Standard cited Arun as adding, “That’s what got him going.”
The Melbourne team’s perspective was altered by Virat Kohli batting masterpiece in Perth.
Additionally, Bharat Arun highlighted one of Virat’s most outstanding performances during the 2018–19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which India later won and reclaimed the BGT championship. Arun mentioned how Kohli changed the team’s mentality coming into the Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne after his century in Perth.
“We lost that game, even though Virat had just scored an incredible century in Perth. Virat was the one who genuinely altered the dressing room mentality before they arrived in Melbourne. He gave everyone hope that we could succeed and conducted his leadership duties in an unparalleled way. He would be missed, he said, adding that he valued the format beyond all else.
