10 Life Lessons You Must Learn from Virat Kohli!

Whether you like him or not, Virat Kohli has got to be one of the most talented cricketers of all time. 

Here are 10 life lessons to learn from this young cricketing legend:

1. Find your calling

We’re all good at something; for some, it might be cricket, for others it might be something else like cooking. As Joseph Campbell famously put, “Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.”  Like Virat, you’ve got to find your calling and you’ll have a successful, fulfilling life and give joy to those around you.

2. Enjoy What You Do

This could be the second part of the previous point. When Virat is out there batting, you can always tell he is absolutely enjoying every minute of it. On his day, he can make the most dangerous of bowlers look like street kids playing in an alley. No matter what you do, enjoy your work and results will come.

3. Hard work

You don’t get to the level of success Virat has had without putting in the work. From his early days, Virat has been known to be a hard worker. Slogging it out in the nets or in the gym, his hard work has definitely paid off.  Not that you’re not working hard right now, maybe you need to give just a little bit extra!

4. Technically Strong

Nobody can argue that Virat Kohli isn’t a technical player. Just like Sachin Tendulkar, he is one of those rare players who can play every shot in the book at will and make the opposition look weak. No matter what your profession, to excel, you need to be technically strong and that comes only with practice.

5. Attitude

This is one of the best things I like about Virat Kohli. He has an aggression about him which almost borderlines arrogance. It could be because he knows what he’s capable of and is not afraid to show it. Some might mistake this attitude for arrogance, but when you are dealing with a bowling opposition as intimidating as Australia and you just don’t give a sh**, that’s something really special.

6. Consistency

Virat loves to chase. And when he chases, he’s just deadly consistent. He became the first captain to score more than 500 runs in three different IPL seasons. When he’s chasing, he just adjusts his batting to perfectly mix aggression and opposition targets, always steering the ship home. Consistency is the key to success no matter what you are doing!

7. Team Work

When RCB played Gujarat Lions in IPL, Virat scored a century still wound up on the losing side because bowlers had a bad day. During the presentation, Virat was quoted as saying, “A century and an orange cap doesn’t matter if the team ends up on the losing side.” Also during the same series against KKR, Virat played with split webbing (which ideally would have required 7-8 stitches) to make sure that his team makes it through.  For Virat, his team is everything and even when they are losing, he’d stand by them.

8. Commitment

There have been many instances to prove that this man personifies commitment. The best example, when Virat was playing his Ranji Match (when he was just 18 years old) and got to know that his father had passed away. At this time, his team needed him and he went on to play the next day scoring 90 runs saving his team from certain loss. After the match, he went to his father’s funeral.

9. Bounce Back in Life

Even though the Indian cricket team had a lacklusture record going into 2015 world cup, we were still the hot favourites to win. However, due to several factors, the team was not able to get past the semi-finals and fell to a superior Australian team. According to experts, Virat’s performance was not up to the mark and there were controversies surrounding his then girlfriend flying in to watch the match and affecting his performance. Virat was crucified by the media but he braved through the storm and he’s now playing better than ever before.

10. Challenge Yourself!

No matter how good you are at what you do, there is always scope for improvement. If you remember a few years back, Virat was not as good running between the wickets and he did not hit as many sixes as he does now. During the 2014 England tour, he did not deliver as bowlers found that his weakness was playing away from his body. They deliberately used to bowl wide to him but over the years, Virat has mastered this weakness and now a wide ball to the man will probably result in a sixer. Always challenge yourself, keep improving!

Lastly, Work Hard, Play Even Harder