Young Indian batter Yash Dhull revealed that he shares a special bond with the Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli, as he seeks inspiration from the former Indian skipper to perform for the team at the highest level. The 20-year-old is currently leading the Indian team in ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka.
Since leading the Indian team to the ICC U19 World Cup title in 2022, the young batter from Delhi has performed exceedingly well in domestic cricket. He has smashed 363 runs at an average of 72.60 in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 but did not get enough chances to play for Delhi Capitals in the 2023 season.
Speaking on Star Sports, Yash Dhull revealed that he had interactions with Virat Kohli two to three times and feels that he is completely different on Television from that outside and said that he learns a lot in terms of aggression and batting mindset while speaking with him.
“I have met him two or three times. Virat bhaiya looks different on TV and he is different from me. So we share a special bond. I get to learn a lot from him, like his aggression and the way his mind ticks while batting. So you get to learn a lot while interacting with him,” Yash Dhull said.
Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli led the team from the front in batting over the last decade or so producing some winning performances for the side in all three formats of the game. The 34-year-old has inspired many youngsters in the country to take up the sport to perform for the country at the highest level.
It’s Up To Us Whether We Enjoy It Or Let The Pressure Get To Us – Yash Dhull
Speaking ahead of the game against Pakistan in ACC Men’s Emerging Cup, Yash Dhull said that they would treat the game as a normal one rather than putting too much pressure on themselves and wants the team to enjoy the game and recall their close loss to Pakistan in Under-19 Asia Cup.
“It is a normal match for us. It is nothing like there is pressure. We will play as a unit and not think about the result. Pressure is there but we have to find a way to handle it, it’s up to us whether we enjoy it or let the pressure get to us.”
“We played against them in the Under-19 Asia Cup. We lost on the last ball. Two runs were required off one ball. There we had lost four wickets for 30 or 40 runs. From there we scored close to 240 and then we lost on the last ball. So that was a match where we put in a lot of effort as a team because the wicket became better in the second innings,” Yash Dhull added.
India secured dominating win over UAE in the first game and they will look to continue their winning momentum going into the next game in the continental event in Sri Lanka.