Virat Kohli says he ‘Faked His Intensity’ in the matches, says his mental health was affected, Watch Video here!!

The prolonged lean patch did take a toll on Virat Kohli’s “mental health” as the former India captain admitted to not having touched the bat during the month-long break prior to Asia Cup. Kohli has been out without an international hundred for nearly three years but his poor run of form did affect him as he revealed that at times he was “faking intensity” in trying to show that he is an epitome of mental strength.

“I am not shy to admit that I was feeling mentally down,” the former India skipper told “Star Sports” in an episode of “Virat: Heart to Heart”. Following the tour, Kohli took a break, skipping two white-ball series in the West Indies and Zimbabwe. “For the first time in 10 years, I didn’t touch my bat for a month. I came to realisation that I was trying to fake my intensity a bit recently,” Kohli said. He also said “I was convincing myself that no, you had the intensity. But your body was telling you to stop. The mind was telling me to stop and step back”.

Virat Kohli got his last century in 2019 and it has been over 1000 days since we witnessed Virat Kohli’s last century. Sourav Ganguly had said that he hopes Kohli gets a century in the Asia Cup and the whole world including Pakistan bowler Shaheen Afridi told Virat Kohli that he wanted Virat to get back in his form. Cricket fans from all over the world want to see Virat Kohli again in form and fans hope to see that in the Asia Cup 2022.