Faf du Plessis discussed how they connected over batting, even going so far as to say that Kohli was one of his favourites to bat with, as well as the kind of passion Kohli shows on the pitch.
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Virat Kohli, the Indian batting legend, was scheduled to play in the just finished Test series against England, but he dropped out at the last minute due to personal concerns. Kohli and his actress-wife Anushka Sharma turned to social media on February 20 to announce the birth of their second child, called Akaay. Kohli has already arrived in Mumbai, only five days before the start of the next IPL season.
The current captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Faf du Plessis, who was drafted by the franchise for INR 7 crore at the mega auction ahead of the 2022 edition of the IPL, had a lot of praise for his teammate, both of whom scored the most runs in the previous edition of the marquee league (730 for Du Plessis and 639 for Kohli). He discussed how they connected over batting, even going so far as to say that Kohli was one of his favourites to bat with, as well as the kind of passion Kohli shows on the pitch.
“Batting is probably the other thing that we click on equally. You know, it is unbelievable batting with him. He’s one of my favourite guys to bat with. He brings out so much energy in me, like sometimes, I feel like I’m fist-bumping my glove through his hand because he gets so passionate. Him being out there in the middle, which is really infectious, the way he gives that energy, and I remember being in the opposition and how that really is,” du Plessis told Star Sports.
Du Plessis praised Kohli’s vitality and enthusiasm, both on and off the pitch. The former emphasised the latter’s usefulness on the pitch, as well as the fact that Kohli constantly gives his best by never letting up and being his most competitive self.
“Let’s hope for that amount of energy, because it was like this guy is just always on. How did you manage it? So it’s really infectious, the same thing on the field, because, like catching balls, we are both very competitive, and I make sure we get those good catches for the team. So he’s really important to me in terms of the field. I think, indeed, so many things fast as a team. But fielding is, he said, so he sets the time for the energy on the field,” the RCB skipper added.
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