T20 WC Semifinals: Virat Kohli Revels MS Dhoni’s Inspiring message during the lean patch

T20 WC Semifinals: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has revealed what former Indian skipper MS Dhoni texted him during his lean patch (period of poor performance) and how the message became a “hit home” for him. With 246 runs in five innings and a remarkable strike rate of 138.98, Kohli is currently the tournament’s leading scorer. The 34-year-old batsman has scored three unbeaten half-centuries in the World Cup. All of whom are standing in the direction of the winning team.

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Kohli said on the RCB podcast

“The only person who really reached out to me. And that is MS Dhoni. For me, it is such a blessing to know that I can have such a strong bond and connection with someone who is so senior to me. It’s very much like a friendship based on mutual respect, and that’s one of those things. Which he has mentioned in the same message which has reached me”.

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Kohli is the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament

“This is one of the things that he mentioned in the message he reached out to me. That is when you are expected to be strong and seen as a strong person. Then people forget to ask you How you are doing? So, he came to my house, it was like that,” he said. Kohli is the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, having scored 246 runs in five matches.