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Will definitely discuss with the management on taking a break: Kohli

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Last updated on 19 May 2022 | 02:31 PM
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Will definitely discuss with the management on taking a break: Kohli

Kohli is open to the idea of taking a break to rejuvenate himself

Having played cricket continuously at the highest level for the longest time now, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli is open to the idea of taking a break from the sport, to find the right balance. Kohli also insisted that he will definitely have a discussion with the management, including head coach Rahul Dravid to chart out the best plan for the team and himself. 

"It's not a lot of people who mentioned it (taking a break). There is one person precisely who has mentioned it which is Ravi bhai and that's because he has seen from close quarters over the last six-seven years the reality of the situation that I have been in,” Kohli told Star Sports. 

"So, I don't think there is anything wrong in that (taking a break). It's a very healthy thing to think of especially with the amount of cricket that we play nowadays and the amount of cricket that I have played in the last 10-11 years as I mentioned,” he added.

“It's only a thing of creating a balance and finding that balance which is right for you as an individual moving forward and I'll definitely discuss this with all the people involved - Rahul bhai, the Indian team management, everyone to chart out whatever is best for myself and for the team definitely."

T20 World Cup and Asia Cup, Kohli's biggest motivation

With the T20 World Cup Down Under, the former Indian skipper admitted that winning the elusive trophy and winning the Asia Cup earlier in the same year is what motivates him. 

"I want to win India the Asia Cup and the [T20] World Cup; that's the motivation," he said. "I have to move forward maintaining a balance, get some rest, some rejuvenation, once I'm in the mindset then there's no looking back and [it's] great fun. My main aim is to help India win the Asia Cup and the World Cup and for that I am ready to do anything for the team."

Unlike the phase in England, where there was a continuous pattern of how Kohli was dismissed, the 33-year-old has found numerous ways to get out during IPL 2022. Not just that, unlike England, the right-hander revealed that he has been ‘batting well’ but the scores have not been on his side. 

"I am not looking to put this phase behind me, to be honest. What happened in England was a pattern so something that I could work on, something that I had to overcome,” Kohli admitted. 

“Right now, there is nothing that you can point out saying there is a problem here. So that for me is an easier thing to process because I know that I'm batting well and at times when I start feeling that rhythm back then I know I am batting well, which wasn't the case in England [where] I didn't feel like I was batting well at all."

"I want to learn from it and understand that what are the core values that I have as a sports person and as a human being. As long as I'm ticking those boxes... I know these are ups and downs and when I come out of this phase I know how consistent I can be. I know how motivated I will be once the scores start coming to make sure it's one after the another. I know that I have that drive in me to go back to back to back, which motivates me more as I mentioned in contributing towards my team's cause and making my team win. So these things drive me and propel me way more than the setbacks that I have."

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