Follow UsVirat Kohli’s last century across all formats came three years ago against Bangladesh in November 2019. While Kohli has always scored runs since then, the elusive century has never come his way, leading to several criticism for the former Indian skipper.
However, Kohli in a conversation with Star Sports, cleared it all, revealing that he is ‘the happiest phase of his life’ and added that it is a phase of evolution for the former Indian skipper.
"I'm actually in the happiest phase of my life. I am not finding any self-worth or value in what I do on the field. I'm way past that phase. This is a phase of evolution for me," Kohli told Star Sports.
"... Not to say that I don't have the same drive, my drive will never die down. The day my drive goes away, I'll not be playing this game.
"But to understand that some things are not controllable, the only controllable you have are things that you can work towards, which is working hard on the field and in life as well and from that point of view, I feel that I am in the most balanced space that I have ever been and I am happy with who I am and how I am leading my life."
Kohli’s form has been discerning in the Indian Premier League as well, with one half-century and three golden ducks in the tournament, scoring 200 runs for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
"I am not finding any source of encouragement or disappointment by what happens on the field,” Kohli reflected on his form.
"So, this has not been about myself, this is about the fact that I have not contributed to my team's cause as much as I would have wanted to or I pride myself to, and that is something that always disappoints me, not what I do as an individual. It's because I don't want to let my team down."
Kohli and his relationship with Faf du Plessis
The 33-year-old also opened up on his relationship with RCB’s current skipper, Faf du Plessis, stating that the relationship between the two has always been good.
"So, the good thing is that my relationship with Faf (current RCB skipper Faf du Plessis) has always been good. We also have a leadership group in the team where we all share our inputs.
"Even on the field, when Faf is on the outfield and I am inside, I make sure to look after the fielding angles and the placement, so he's given me the liberty to adjust wherever I feel that there's a need, but always keeping him in the loop obviously.
"So, it's been a different way to look at the game, but because I've done it so much in the past, it's not something that I don't know how to do."
RCB will face the in-form Gujarat Titans on Thursday, with a last chance at qualifying for the knock-out stage of IPL 2022.