“Earlier my aggression was a problem, now my calmness…”: Virat Kohli on his on-field persona

Virat was speaking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. While Virat has become a much calmer personality on the field, he garnered controversy during the latest Border-Gavaskar Trophy for shoulder-charging a young Sam Konstas during his debut in the fourth Test at Melbourne and for his more taunting, in-your-face interactions with the crowd, which referenced to the ‘Sandpaper Gate’, the ball-tampering controversy which led to a one-year-ban on Australian stars Steve Smith and David Warner following a tour to South Africa in 2018.

“Don’t want to go to my room, sit alone and sulk”: Virat bats for family’s presence during tours

Virat’s comments come after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced directives restricting player’s family time on tours following India’s 3-1 drubbing to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy away from home. It ruled that player’s immediate families, their partners and children, can only join them for 14 days after first two weeks of a tour of over 45 days. On shorter tours, players can be accompanied by their families for up to a week.

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