Chandu Borde, India’s legendary cricketer narrated an unknown story involving a teen Virat Kohli. From showcasing a brash personality to playing 100 Test matches, former India skipper Virat Kohli managed to turn his life around successfully.

If there is one thing he has kept intact, it’s his aggressiveness. However, over the last decade, he has learnt to channel it the right way and while talking about his fierce nature, nation’s legend Chandu Borde revealed a never-heard-before anecdote from his U19 days.

Chandu Borde Was Sent By BCCI To Coach Virat Kohli At A Coaching Camp In Mohali

Chandu Borde, while speaking in an interview, reminisced about his first meeting with the Delhi cricketer and the task he was handed by the BCCI.

“When he was 17 or 18, North Zone had a coaching camp in Mohali. Kohli was one of the players, and I was sent by the BCCI to coach him and the rest of the guys. I saw him have a very aggressive approach in the nets also. When you tell him something, he would try to make use of the suggestions in the nets and try to correct himself. “

“He puts across his points, has his opinion and does not back out. He accepts points and suggestions only when he is convinced. He doesn’t like to stand and watch others. He likes to do something all the time. He’s been an exciting cricketer right from childhood. He wants to keep on moving. He does not stick to one place. He wants to be in the game all the time when he is on the field,” elaborated Borde.

Chandu Borde, who played 55 Test matches for India, talked about his personal experience while coaching the star Indian player during the early stage of his career. The 87-year-old Chandu Borde said Virat Kohli is someone who will always be eager to learn and come up with his own inputs and called him an exciting cricketer.

Chandu Borde Said Virat Kohli Respects Senior Players

Former Chairman of selectors Chandu Borde also maintained that Virat Kohli was always respectful from the start.

“He respects senior players. I met him two years back during the day-night match in Kolkata. The moment he saw me, he came and greeted me. There are some cricketers who still have respect for old cricketers, and Virat Kohli is one of them.”

Virat Kohli will be in action next against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Virat Kohli recently played his 100th Test match against Sri Lanka at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali. Virat Kohli has scored 23614 international runs from 509 innings across all three formats and has also achieved 70 international hundreds (27 in Tests and 43 in ODIs).

It has been more than two years since Virat Kohli has scored an international century. He last scored 136 against Bangladesh in the day-night Test in Kolkata in November 2019. Since then, he has gone more than 25 Test innings without a triple-figure knock.