He was giving them a coaching lesson – AB de Villiers reveals how Virat Kohli guides youngsters on the right track during the IPL

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s former talismanic batter AB de Villiers has recalled an incident when Virat Kohli gave coaching lessons to young players of Sunrisers Hyderabad after a match at Sharjah. The likes of Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, and Priyam Garg were seen trying to pick Kohli’s brain.

As it is well known, Kohli is always happy to extend a helping hand to the youngsters, and de Villiers revealed the veteran was giving valuable lessons to the young players.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, the South African legend said: “It was in Sharjah, and we were playing the Sunrisers Hyderabad. We had a good win. But after the game, there were literally six or seven players from the Sunrisers team around Virat Kohli.

“He was giving them a coaching lesson, talking about batting, about life, about the challenges, the pressure of the game, and technique. They covered everything. I was just standing on the side there watching this happen and unfold right in front of my eyes. That is the beauty of the IPL.”

Meanwhile, it is well known that Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers shared a great bonhomie with each other while playing together for the Bengaluru-based franchise in the IPL. The former South African skipper said Virat Kohli has got a beautiful heart and he is quite soft off the field.

“I also have a lot of respect for Virat’s human side. He has a beautiful heart, and I can call myself lucky to have witnessed that firsthand. Not a lot of people get the opportunity, not only to see this emotional, fighter of a guy on the field, but he is actually quite a softy off the field.”

Virat Kohli scored a fine knock of 121 runs in the second Test match against the West Indies at Queen’s Park, Trinidad and he will now be seen in action in the three-match ODI series against the Windies.

Virat has scored 7263 runs (the most for any batter) in 237 IPL matches while playing for RCB.