‘Had a special chat with AB de Villiers; Anushka spoke to me, before the game,’ says Virat Kohli

Indian skipper and the chase master Virat Kohli was back at it again in the second T20I against England as he remained unbeaten on 73 runs off just 49 balls to see India through and level the series 1-1. After a string of low scores and getting out for a duck in the first game, Kohli regained his mojo as along with Ishan Kishan, he laid India’s foundation to help them chase down the score of 165 with 13 balls to spare. After the match, he said that he had a special chat with his RCB teammate AB de Villiers and his wife and actor Anushka Sharma, who is with him during the series, spoke to him about a few things, before the game.

Asked about what he did differently in this game, at the post-match presentation, Kohli said, “I had to shift the focus back to the basics of the game. [I was] probably thinking of too many other variables on the outside. What I wanted to do before I entered the field. I have always taken pride in doing the job for the team and I’m more happy…

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