After the big win, Kohli made a million-dollar gesture to the Indian team’s special trio, acknowledging his and the team’s success.
Virat Kohli is back to its original best. Continuing the great form he has built since late 2022, in 2023 Kohli scored his second century in 2023. Scored an impressive 166 in his third and final game of the series as India defeated Kerala’s Sri Lanka in his round of 317. After the big win, Kohli made a million-dollar gesture to the Indian team’s special trio, acknowledging his and the team’s success.
The immense hard work of his backend members is often eclipsed by the success of his frontline performers. Audiences tend to attribute the overall success to the performers they see.
But in a grand gesture that followed the whitewashing of the series, Kohli went to his BCCI.tv and told India his team’s slowdown. , introduced Daya.
“You all know Raghu. We have talked about him a lot. Then there is Nuwan. and Daya. He joined the company several years ago and is now an integral part of the team. In my opinion, they gave me world class practice every day. They challenge us at the net like bowlers do at 90+ or 90 mph an hour and always try to get us out. It can feel intense at times, but for me it was the difference between my career as a cricketer before I started this kind of training and where I am now. Much credit must be given to how they helped us to practice regularly. Your contribution was incredible. Their faces and names should be remembered because they are behind our success,” he said.
Team India’s next task will be his three-game ODI series against New Zealand starting January 18, followed by his three-game T20I competition.