RCB’s star batsman Virat Kohli made a strong start to IPL 2023 last Sunday when he scored an unbeaten 82 off just 49 balls to en route an 8-wicket win against MI. After a poor show in the 2022 season of the tournament, Kohli made a spectacular comeback in August after taking a month-long break. He ended the long wait for a century during the Asia Cup.

Kaif recalled during his commentary stint on Star Sports –

“There was this one time when Virat Kohli got out the same way he was dismissed today (vs KKR on Thursday). I was sitting right beside him, and I thought he will definitely throw his bat in anger. And yes, when he came, he threw his bat straightaway, removed his pad. I was sitting beside him, and he said, ‘I’m going to score big the next time’.”

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One of Kohli’s former RCB teammates, Mohammad Kaif, shared a rather interesting story about the batter’s hunger for runs during the initial years of IPL. He recalled the time when Kohli was once dismissed on a low score after he played a poor shot. He expressed his anger in the dressing room.

Kaif further said –

“In the next innings, he scored an unbeaten 72. Imagine. He had gone out, and he was upset. But he forgot that before coming to bat in the next match, scored 72. Then, I realised that this player is special.”