‘First time in 10 years I didn’t touch my bat for a month’ claims Virat
DUBAI: Former India captain and top-ranked batsman Virat Kohli has spoken out about his mental struggles, revealing that he did not touch his bat for a month for the first time in 10 years.
Virat, who is going through a rough patch in his career, made a shocking revelation about his mental condition and claimed he did not touch his bat for a month after resting for the West Indies and Zimbabwe tour.
The right-handed batsman, who previously dominated the rankings in all formats, has only scored over fifty in his last 22 innings, including Indian Premier League (IPL) and international cricket, and has gone over a thousand days without scoring. an international century. .
Famous for his aggressiveness on the pitch, the former Indian captain also revealed and acknowledged that he was faking his intensity in the game.
“For the first time in 10 years, I didn’t touch my bat for a month. I came to [the] I realized that I was trying to fake my intensity a bit recently. I was convincing myself that no, you had the intensity. But your body told you to stop. My mind was telling me to take a break and take a step back,” Virat shared in a video posted by star sports.
“They see me as a mentally very strong guy and I am. But everyone has a limit and you have to recognize that limit, otherwise things can become unhealthy for you.
“This period taught me a lot of things that I was not allowing to come to the surface. When they finally came up, I accepted it.”
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The star Indian batsman also revealed that he felt ‘mentally depressed’ and further weighed in on the taboo surrounding mental health.
“I am not shy to admit that I felt mentally depressed. This is something very normal to feel, but we do not speak because we doubt. We don’t want to be seen as mentally weak. Trust me, pretending to be strong is much worse than admitting you’re weak.”
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