Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. (Credit: Shikhar Dhawan | x) New Delhi: The former opener of India Shikhar Dhawan remembers vividly when he scored a century on his test debut against Australia in Mohali; Virat Kohli celebrated a milestone as his own. Dhawan kindly remembers how Kohli, who was his energy self, celebrated the moment as passionately – he got up, jumped, clapping, whistling and soaking in every piece of joy from the dressing room.“I scored 187 in this match. When I arrived in my century, Virat came out of the dressing room to encourage me. He really enjoyed it. When I returned to the dressing room, he played a loud pandjab song and we continued the celebration,” Shikhar Dhawan said in an exclusive interview.Kohli’s sudden retirement from the tests on Monday did not only leave the fans of the tear eyes-the Dhawan amazed. He believes that Kohli still has a lot of test crickets left. Given his highest condition, tireless hunger after running and undying passion for victory, Dhawan believes that Kohli could continue to use the rigor and rewards of the red ball for a while.
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“I absolutely believe he could continue playing a red ball cricket because he is physically very fit. But he started quite early and mentally only knows whether he wants to play or not,” Dhawan said.“Sometimes the player may be physically fit, but not to feel it mentally. Virat is the only person who can answer it, and I’m sure he had to make this decision after many thoughts. He always treated the test cricket over any other format.
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For Dhawan, who saw Kohli from nearby neighborhoods and watched he would grow in the character, he would remember his friend for the infectious energy he brought.“Kohli was always ready for fun – cracking jokes, imitation of teammates, and never missed a moment to lighten the mood,” Dhawan recalled.“It is very energetic, so there has always been a lot of fun and laughter – pulling the other’s legs was regular. “Whether it is copying how someone walks or imitates someone’s voice, such as Ishant Sharma – we have seen his party. Our sense of humor matched well, so we shared a lot of laughter together. These are really good memories,” Southpaw said.After 123 tests, 9,230 runs, 30 centuries, 31 and fifties and impressive average 46.85, Kohli took the social media and left with a simple news: “#269, logging out.” He left as the fourth highest Indian runner shooter in the history of the test cricket, for only Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavascar-gravel carved in gravel, fame and red ball he loved. So, when Dhawan became coaxial about what a virat had done so special, he spoke of his thinking, discipline and unwavering hunger for success.Who is the IPL player?“I have seen a viratus since my childhood, and he always was hungry to do something big to become great to become number one in his way. Since I saw him, even if he had no control of his diet, there was still a lot of discipline.“From there, the way he climbed ahead … Although he wasn’t quite successful, his thinking remained, that he would play, well, move forward on the ground. The hunger was always there. And with hunger with his discipline put on a whole new level – became very disciplined.
