“Angry celebrations are a thing of the past,” Virat Kohli reflects on ROUGH patch which changed his personality

Virat Kohli will play his 4th ODI World Cup and 12th ICC event.

“Angry celebrations are a thing of the past,” Virat Kohli reflects on ROUGH patch which changed his personality

Virat Kohli in action (Image via Firstsportz)

When Virat Kohli broke out in the world of cricket, he was known for how aggressive and passionate he was. Every century was followed with him celebrating as aggressively as he could. He had also shown his middle finger to hecklers in the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2012. 

But recently, talking to ICC, Virat Kohli said, “Those angry celebrations are a thing of the past.” He added, “I have had many suggestions, lots of advice has come my way; people were telling me I was doing this wrong, that wrong.” After going through a rough patch for over two years, the 34-year-old has been reducing those aggressive celebrations and has shown his new goofy, laidback side. But those changes in his personality haven’t changed his form, with the batsman back to scoring for fun. 

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Virat Kohli will be playing his 4th ODI World Cup in 2023, with him being in the squads of the 2011, 2015 and 2019 editions of this competition. Virat, along with off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, are the only players from the World Cup winning squad of 2011 to play in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. 

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Virat Kohli to take over Sachin Tendulkar

Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsmen of his generation. He is often compared with greats of the sport, such as Sir Vivian Richards and Sachin Tendulkar. Now, with the batsman set to play his 4th ICC ODI World Cup, he will surpass Sachin as the highest scoring Indian in ICC events. 

Virat Kohli needs 20 runs to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as the highest scoring Indian in ICC events (Images via ESPN)

In six ODI World Cups and six Champions Trophy, Sachin Tendulkar has scored 2719 runs in 60 innings. Virat Kohli has scored 2700 in three Champions Trophies, 3 ODI World Cups and 5 T20 World Cups. He requires just 20 runs to become the highest scoring Indian in ICC events. 

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