IPL 2020: He’s A Totally Different Person Off The Field - Adam Zampa Talks About Virat Kohli
Published - 11 Nov 2020, 07:39 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:36 AM
Royal Challengers Bangalore leg-spinner, Adam Zampa opined that RCB skipper, Virat Kohli is a completely different person when he steps on the field compared to how he is off the field.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad knocked out RCB in Eliminator, which continued their title drought. Adam Zampa was brought in as a replacement for Kane Richardson, who pulled out ahead of the tournament.
Zampa picked two wickets in three matches at an economy of 8.36. He bowled brilliantly against SRH and returned with figures of 1/12.
There’s two different versions of Kohli: Adam Zampa
Adam Zampa was surprised observing Virat Kohli as a ‘beast’ on the field and a very ‘chilled out’ person off it. Zampa in a podcast said that Kohli Kohli is highly aggressive in the ground, but once he out of it, the RCB skipper is an amiable character. The leg-spinner that he learned about Kohli’s jolly nature while spending time with him away from the cricket field.
On The Unplayable Podcast, Adam Zampa said, “He’s a totally different person off the field. You see his aggression and how competitive he is on the field, he’s actually one of the most chilled out guys off the field.
“Obviously you always play against him, you get to know what he’s like on the field and then being able to spend time away from the cricket field with guys like that, you see how human they actually are,” he added.
The 28-year-old Adam Zampa said he saw two different versions of the Indian captain- one ultra-competitive and the other a lovely guy. The Australian believes that it is the weight of expectations which makes Kohli a hard taskmaster on the field.
“He’s the kind of guy (that) as soon as he walks across that line, he’s a competitive beast. I saw it first-hand playing with him, there’s two different versions of him and that’s the weight of expectation he has on himself to perform for India. But when he’s off the field he’s a lovely guy and very chilled out,” Adam Zampa said.
Adam Zampa and Kohli will face each other in upcoming India’s tour to Australia. They both will square off in 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is starting 27th November.
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