He is still the ‘King of Kohli’ surrounded by everyone and his distinct swagger is still part of his personality but at the same time, he looks like a completely different person and is very approachable.
Even if you’re not a manic person baseball fans, you still want to break down an obstacle to get close to him and maybe just say ‘hello’.
There’s every chance you’ll get a smile in return and it seems so genuine, profound, and genuine. Your day will be done and you will go home a happy man.
Cricket is a ‘performance art’ and as an artist it is not only his achievement but the connection he is slowly making with his fans will contribute greatly to the legacy. his abundance.
It’s not just about sending off the alpha-male man you see on your TV screen every night as you enjoy your dinner. Now, the relationship seems to be a lot more organic as fan praise and hero response has become a two-way street.
Success teaches you many things but failure is definitely the greatest teacher. It makes you able to discover your inner holes and you start to have more contact with the public.
Over the past 14 days across different Australian cities, watch Kohli connect with fans, sign autographs, snap selfies, take group photos or share moments with familiar faces across vehicles the media will make people feel that you no longer want to distance yourself from People.
Renowned actor Will Smith behind the Oscars gate mentioned what his co-star Denzel Washington told him, “At your peak, beware, that’s when the devil comes looking for you.”
It’s not that he didn’t stop by for selfies, autographs or chat earlier, but Kohli didn’t either. Australia 2015, England 2017 or 2019 looks like a man from another planet.
In his prime, if one looks at some of the selfies Kohli gave, it seemed like another forced exercise. Perhaps the three years of unconditional support as he battled a thin patch of ground made him realize the need to bring everyone along.
In Melbourne, in Sydney, in Perth and in Adelaide, this reporter met at least 10-15 different people showing off their selfies with Kohli while several others had autographs on their hats.
Some people also met him at a shopping mall and some people caught him at a cafe.
An Indian from Canberra, who attended a match in Adelaide, said: “We saw him at the cafe with some support staff. We were a bit apprehensive about approaching him, but he called us and took pictures with us.”
A women’s club hockey team in Melbourne posed with the former India captain in the middle.
If he saw familiar faces in the media now, he would greet them with a smile and check on their well-being.
He smiled at a journalist turned Youtuber and also talked to him for a minute while walking back from rehearsal. Journalists and youtubers (also possible) surround him.
“Aap sab aoo, (you all come),” he called all of them including photo and video journalists and posed with them. He got into a frenzy with a travel freelancer in New Zealand in 2020 for an article he wrote. He saw the journalist and asked him to take part in the photo shoot.
These videos will get thousands of hits from these youtubers and some of them will laugh when they go to the bank. Kohli is the reason for that smile. He is happy and that is reflecting in his game. The effort is returned with that smile.
As he celebrates his 34th birthday on Saturday, he hit a second peak and one can bet his last shirt that even if another sale arrives, rest assured, a few million pure fans will also join his band ‘Viratians’.
Will India’s XI change anything?
The Indian team’s leadership may be wary of making eleven-player changes for the tournament’s crucial final game against Zimbabwe.
While Axar Patel (6 bowling balls and 9 batting totals) seemed underpowered, dropping him was not an option as Yuzvendra Chahal was incompetent.
However, it is likely that India will meet England in the semi-final in Adelaide (to be clear on Saturday) and Chahal has a better record than any Indian player facing Jos Buttler’s team.
But throwing him directly into a semi-final might not be fair to him and so it remains to be seen if he gets a match against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe also has many lefties in the top order.
