Former Indian captain Virat Kohli can easily become a life coach as his words inspire millions. For example, the 33-year-old man said that he would not change anything about this period of life, which will certainly be a dark period for the beautiful right-hander. Since India's exit in the first round of the 2021 FIFA T20 World Cup, Kohli's stock has plummeted. With the T20 and ODI captain out of the way, he also stepped down as Test captain as India lost 1-2 in South Africa earlier this year.

Then the bad form really hit as he had 439 runs in 16 IPL matches. A poor tour of England where he had 12 runs in 2 T20Is only made matters worse.

However, this did not deter 'King Kohli'. Exclusive to Star Sports, the classy right-hander spoke strongly, adding that he knows he is going through a bad patch. And yet he wouldn't change a thing about the hard times.

“What happened in England was a pattern, so something that I could work on and something that I had to kind of overcome. Right now, as you rightly mentioned, there is nothing that you can point out saying that the problem is happening here. So, that for me, is actually an easier thing to process because I know that I’m batting well and at times, when I start feeling that rhythm back, then I know that I’m batting well. So, that for me is not an issue, which wasn’t the case in England; I didn’t feel like I was batting well at all. So, I had to work hard on one thing that could be exposed again and again which I overcame; right now this is not the case,” he said.
“I know where my game stands and you cannot run this far in your international career without having the ability to counter situations and counter conditions and counter different kinds of bowling. So, this for me, is an easier phase to process, but I don’t want to put this phase behind me. I want to learn from it and I want to understand what are the core values that I have, as a sportsperson and as a human being. As long as I’m ticking those boxes, I know there are ups and downs, and when I come out of this phase, I know how consistent I can be. My experiences are sacred to me. Whatever I have experienced in this phase or in the past, as well one thing that I can vouch for, is that I have never valued myself more as a person.”

Kohli took a break from cricket not once but twice in this round. He first rested the home series against South Africa after IPL 2022 and then also opted for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. Now, all eyes will surely be on him when he takes on Pakistan in the Asia Cup opener at the Dubai International Stadium.