Admire the intensity which Kohli brings to the game says Laxman

Former India batsman VVS Laxman has heaped praise on Virat Kohli, saying he really admires the intensity which the current Indian skipper brings to the game.

“I really admire the intensity Virat Kohli brings to the game because when he started off in 2010-11 against the West Indies in which I played with him, you could see that he was taking his game to the next level, with every season he just kept on getting better,” Laxman said while speaking on Star Sports’ ‘Cricket Connected’ show.

Laxman said he was worried initially that Kohli’s intensity would fade out with time but that has not been the case even now and it is trully commendable.

“I was really worried about whether this intensity would fade out eventually because before each and every match, even in his warm- ups his high intensity was visible and I thought that will burn-out, but not even in a single over ever did we see him losing the intensity which is commendable,” Laxman said.

Kohli has often been criticised for his over-aggressive approach towards the game. Even in India’s last international series in New Zealand, his on-field behaviour was questioned by few. There were suggestions that he needs to tone down.

A lot has been said about his attitude in the past and its impact on youngsters. However, the Indian skipper uses this anger to fuel his comeback when he is in a tough spot –- a theory which many current players also believe in.

Meanwhile, Kohli is currently making most of the family time that he is getting to spend during the lockdown in place amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On Monday, Kohli tweeted an adorable picture of himself with his wife Anushka Sharma and captioned it: “Knowledge of what truly matters in life is a blessing.”

Earlier in the month, the 31-year-old had posted another photo of the couple with a caption: “Our smiles maybe fake but we are not.”

With the coronavirus pandemic putting a spanner across all works of life, the entire sporting calendar has also come to a grinding halt.

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League stands suspended till Tuesday 15 amid a 21-day nationwide lockdown which kicked off on March 24 to avoid the spread of the deadly virus. And the chances of tournament being held in the near future are also bleak The star couple has already pledged to support the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund and Chief Minister’s (Maharashtra) Relief Fund in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic earlier in the week. A source in the industry had told IANS that Virat and Anushka have jointly donated Rs 3 crore towards the cause.

Indo-Asian News Service