Kohli wants ‘to make most of every day’ he plays

TIL Desk Sports/ His form in One-Day Internationals ‘Bradmanesque’, Virat Kohli wants to make “each and every remaining day” of his international career count. India’s captain aggregated a staggering 558 runs in India’s 5-1 ODI series victory against South Africa and is now ready to scale greater heights.

“I have got eight or nine years left in my career and I want to make the most of every day. It’s a blessing that I am healthy and getting to captain my country,” said Kohli, at the post-match presentation ceremony on Friday night in Centurion. He attributed his success to wife Anushka.

“People who are close to me deserve a lot of credit. My wife has kept me going throughout the tour. I am grateful for that. Obviously, you want to lead from the front, and that’s a wonderful feeling.”Kohli, who scored an unbeaten 129 off 96 balls in India’s eight-wicket victory in the sixth and final match of the ODI series, said he was in a right frame of mind while batting on Friday.

“It was a day where I felt really good. Last game, I was not in the right kind of mindset. This is a beautiful place to bat under lights. That’s the idea behind bowling first. I like setting up for the short ball. It was a blessing in disguise, and they kept bowling short. I think the pitch got better to bat on under lights.”