Virat Kohli Ate ‘Kadhi Chawal’ for Lunch: Virat Kohli’s Kali Porsche car came in from the ‘Virender Sehwag Gate’ of Ferozeshah Kotla Maidan here at nine in the morning, it was like a homecoming for this star batsman of Delhi, which after more than 12 years of his first class team Arrived for practice together. Except for fast bowler Navdeep Saini, all the 18 members of the Delhi team saw him only on TV and he grew up listening to how ‘Chiku’ became the ‘king’ of Indian cricket. In the last 15 years, Delhi’s ‘Chiku’ has become a blurred memory as it has become the largest commercially practical brand in global cricket. The face that the International Cricket Council (ICC) put in front of everyone in its Olympic claim presentation.
On Monday, he stayed at his home ground for about three hours and mesmerized all the people around him. Whether they are young players or experienced head coach Sarandeep Singh or batting coach Bantu Singh – all wanted to stay close to him. However, former India captain Kohli, who was humble with everyone, looked more comfortable with his former under-19 coach Mahesh Bhati, who is also the administrative manager of this team.
A senior official of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) said, ‘It is not revenge. He loved Chole-Puri and we had asked for it. He said that I will not eat Chole. What Kohli ate after his first practice session before his first Ranji match in 12 years is his old favorite dish. The officer revealed, “After the practice, he ate curry and rice like old time with everyone.”
Only people who want domestic cricket to cover the Ranji Trophy matches reach the number of such people on Monday. People were eyeing Kohli’s every step. Two coaches Sarandeep and Bantu stayed with him the whole time. DDCA Secretary Ashok Sharma, popularly known as’ Mama ‘in Delhi cricket, said,’ I remember that the then manager of the Delhi Ranji team Ajit Chaudhary kept her surname ‘Chiku’ in 2006-07.
This was a memorable opportunity for Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana and Siddhant Sharma, but it was the same for Kohli. It seemed that he had left ‘Star’ outside the field and had become his own ‘Virat Bhaiya’. The team warmed up for 35 minutes before the NET session before the formality against the Railways. Everyone played football for 15 minutes and raced fast and made a laugh.
As soon as the net session started, everyone started practicing with concentration. Kohli went to the net where captain Ayush Badoni was batting. Seeing Kohli coming towards the net, Badoni became a bit uncomfortable, after which this star batsman said, ‘Ayush you bat, then both will replace each other.’
Kohli spent about an hour on the net. He first faced throw-down on which he kept playing the bridge shot. Kohli then went to the net of spinners where he faced left -handed spinners Harsh Tyagi and Sumit Mathur. Some balls came to a standstill after falling on the wicket but there was not much edge in her bowling. The same situation happened with fast bowlers Navdeep Saini, Mani Grewal, Rahul Gehlot and Siddhant Sharma.
Kohli was barely seen in trouble during this period but he practiced leaving many balls. Being close to the Champions Trophy, Kohli was seen trying to play behind the balls line.
Bhati said, ‘He was very happy with the surface. He said that practice wickets, middle wicket, everything is of top level. I told him that the credit goes to our young curator Ankit Dutta. He said, ‘Brother, it was fun by batting. I will come to bat again tomorrow.
A student of fourth grade, Kabir brought a sketch of ‘Uncle Virat’. Kohli has played under-17 and under-19 cricket for Delhi with Kabir’s father Chavez. Chavez said, ‘We had a bat contract with BDM and we used to go to choose the bat together. We have been friends for a long time.
When Kabir was asked about his conversation with Kohli, he said, ‘I asked him how can I play for India? He said, ‘You have to work hard and your father should not ask you to practice. You should say to my father, I have to go to practice.
Kohli told his teammates of the team, ‘Show Delhi, be it. It was good and then got cold. Delhiites play like positive plays.
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