We are not here to have fun and roam around: Virat Kohli on IPL during COVID times

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli wants the players to understand the privilege they have right now and focus on the sport during the time of the pandemic.

Speaking on RCB’s in-house show ‘Bold Diaries’, the 31-year-old said, “We are all here to play cricket...The bio-bubble needs to be respected at all times for the tournament to happen eventually.”

“We are not here to have fun and roam around and you know say that ‘I want to hang out in Dubai’. That is not the time we are living in,” Kohli added in the interview.

“Accept the phase that we are going through and understand the privilege that we have, just to be a part of the IPL. Everyone should accept that and not behave in a manner which situation doesn’t require them to,” he further said.

The skipper was honest and confessed that he was a little nervous going into his first practice session and it took him some time to get into the groove of things. 

“A couple of months back you couldn’t imagine that you will have IPL firstly... When we had our practice session yesterday, I realised how long it has been. When I was heading to the practice session, I felt nervous,” Kohli said.

“I felt a bit jittery but things were okay. I didn’t miss the game as much as I though I might...just carrying on with life was also important,” he added.

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League kicks off from September 19th and Kohli-led RCB will be looking to win their maiden IPL title.