Dubai: As Men In Blue prepare for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 with the first game against Pakistan on Sunday, Virat Kohli opened up about his slump in the recent past.
Indian star batsman Virat Kohli while having a conversation with Star Sports said that he didn’t touch his cricket bat for a month.
Kohli pointed out that “For the first time in 10 years, I didn’t touch my bat for a month. I came to realization that I was trying to fake my intensity a bit recently.”
He further added that “I was convincing myself that no, you had the intensity. But your body was telling you to stop. The mind was telling me to take a break and step back.”
Talking about his mental space he added that “I’m not shy to admit that I was feeling mentally down. This is a very normal thing to feel, but we don’t speak because we are hesitant. We don’t want to be looked at as mentally weak.”
He further claimed that “faking to be strong is far worse than admitting to being weak.”
Virat Kohli is all set to represent India for the 100th time in a T20 game and will become the first Indian player to play 100 games across all the formats.
He further pointed out that “I’m looked at as a guy who is mentally very strong and I am. But everyone has a limit and you need to recognize that limit, otherwise, things can get unhealthy for you.”
Talking about the tough phase that he is going through in his career he added that the time has taught a lot things to him. He further added that he has embraced the phase.