The Way He Met Me Before And After The Match, It Was Amazing - Mohammad Rizwan On Virat Kohli
Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan has built a budding camaraderie with the Indian players in recent times, with Cheteshwar Pujara being the latest during his stint with the County side, Sussex.
In the latest interaction, Rizwan spoke about his first impression of Virat Kohli, whose image was built up to be that of an aggressive and fierce person. However, Rizwan’s opinion changed completely after India’s game against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup last year.
“It was the first time I was meeting Kohli. The kind of things I had heard about him… like other players told me ‘Virat is aggressive and all’. But the way he met me before and after the match, it was amazing. If I said ‘he is our Virat Kohli’, it’s because we all are a family.”
“Obviously, when we enter the ground, no one is a star. There we have no brotherhood or anything of that sort. But outside the field, when we met Kohli, and some of our players also met MS Dhoni, we met with a lot of love and affection. Nothing was different,” Rizwan said on the YouTube show Cricket Baaz with Waheed Khan.
“I am the one who keeps bugging him” – Mohammad Rizwan on Pujara
Rizwan and Pujara built what was described as a ‘wholesome partnership’ during their games for Sussex. The duo was often seen together and even spent a lot of time at the crease. Speaking about the same, Rizwan added:
“Even in County cricket, where Pujara is with me, believe me, we live with so much love. In fact, I am the one who keeps bugging him, call him out. He keeps laughing. Similarly, it was same with Virat Kohli as well. When I met him the first time, it was with a lot of love and affection.”
