Virat Kohli, Ab De Villiers Let Out A Few Secrets In A Fun Conversation With AIB
Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli along with his RCB teammates AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal sat for a fun conversation with the AIB members Gursimran Khamba and Tanmay Bhatt. RCB is one of the strongest teams in IPL as it boasts of 2 of the greatest batsmen of modern cricket while Chahal has already impressed everyone with his potential.
In this segment, the cricketers are seen discussing their life on & off the cricket field, their inspirations, a few (in)famous incidents while pulling each other's leg more than once. The hosts ask the guests about their favorite cricketers and also clear out a few doubts about them which are floating on the internet. Here are 10 interesting things from this podcast:
Kohli carries his ITR form everywhere: Taking a dig at Kohli's humongous earnings and Chahal's dream to become an Income Tax Officer, Kohli let it out that he carries his ITR forms wherever he travels.
Australian Media is the worst: When asked about the media attention they get when they travel to other countries, AB dropped the mic saying that Australian Media is the worst. While both Kohli and AB were of the view that English Media is critical of both the hosts and the opposition.
Dig at Indian Media: The hosts poked fun at Indian media as any foreigner who comes to India is asked 3 questions: How's the Indian food? Do you like Indian women? and How's the Indian crowd? and Ab agreed!
Middle finger incident: The now (in)famous incident which gave Kohli a bad boy image, the Indian Captain revealed that he was going through a rough patch and wasn't getting runs which frustrated him and he instinctively reacted.
Talented AB: There's a meme doing the rounds on the Internet about how talented AB de Villiers is and how many sports he has played. Turns out, not all of it is true.
Chahal's strike rate and record: In one Ranji Match, Chahal played 75 balls without scoring and got stumped off the next ball when he wanted to score! While Chahal's displeasure at batting down the order was also made fun of.
Sri Lanka Tour: Making every Indian Cricket Team's fan wish come true, the hosts begged the Captain to stop playing Sri Lanka so frequently. Kohli also joined in saying that we treat it as an offseason!
Cricket Posters: The trio was asked about the posters of their favorite cricketers they had as kids, Kohli had posters of Sachin and Dravid while AB had a poster of Jonty Rhodes while Chahal had a poster of Shane Warne.
Kohli's reaction to World Cup Win: As it was his 1st World Cup, Kohli wasn't as emotional as rest of the guys and tried hard to cry!
Ishant did it again: After Kohli's Middle Finger Incident, Ishant Sharma followed suit a couple of days later in Australia and was reprimanded by the referee.
Watch the podcast here: