‘I don’t know how to play …’: When the admission of Virat Kohli left Jos Buttler amazed | Cricket news
England’s ticket office, Jos Buttler, revealed an interesting conversation he had with Virat Kohli during IPL 2023, which left him amazed after the Grand Indian admitted to having had insecurity about his striker.Speaking for The Love of Cricket, his new podcast with Stuart Broad, Buttler said that Kohli’s advice helped him combat the burden on expectations.“In IPL 2022, I scored 863 points. But Virat obtained the record for most races (973) in a season, which is phenomenal. I found next season quite difficult-like, how can I be up to it? And we train at the same time as RCB,” he said.
“I thought I would ask him a few questions. He had just finished his striker. The question was how he manages expectations. There is more expectations on him than anyone in the world in cricket – like a billion people and a half want him to mark all the time.“He was so generous with his time. He was so useful. He said that a season was the best I have ever had. I needed to accept it and not try to reproduce it. I put useless pressure on myself. It’s good. Life will happen.“He then started talking about the insecurity he sometimes has about his own game. He said:” Sometimes I take my bat and I feel like not to know how to play. “”“I was like – this guy is probably the best player of our generation, especially in the white ball format. I was so grateful for his time and grateful for his ideas.“This is why I always say that IPL is the best cricket academy in the world. You choose the brain of legends. This helps you for the next six to twelve months,” he said.
