Huge difference in the Cheeku I knew and Virat Kohli, the captain: Amit Mishra

Veteran spinner Amit Mishra recently spoke about the difference in nature between India skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying that while the former remained same from day one, the latter underwent a huge change in personality after success.

“As a cricketer, I respect him a lot, but I don’t share the same equation with him as I used to. Why does Virat have less friends? His and Rohit’s natures are different. I’ll tell you the best thing about Rohit. When I met him the first day and when I meet him today, he is the same person. So will you relate to him more or with someone who changes according to situation?,” Mishra said in YouTuber Shubhankar Mishra’s show ‘Unplugged’.

“I haven’t been part of the Indian team in years. Still when I meet Rohit during the IPL or any other event, he is always joking with me. I don’t need to think what he will think. We joke with each other. He is at the top but we still have maintained that rapport,” he added.

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“I have seen Virat change a lot. We had almost stopped talking. When you get fame and power, some people think that others are reaching out to them only for a purpose,” Mishra said.

“I have known Cheeku since the time he was 14, when he used to eat samosas, when he needed pizza every night. But there is a huge difference in the Cheeku I knew and Virat Kohli, the captain,” he added.

Mishra, who is a Lucknow Super Giants player, would also speak in depth about the infamous clash between then LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli during a match between LSG and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Later in 2024, both Gambhir, who was the Kolkata Knight Riders mentor then and Kohli hugged in out during the IPL and buried their hatchet.

Speaking about that, Mishra said, it was Gambhir who actually extended the olive branch.

“I saw a good thing about Gautam. Virat Kohli didn’t go towards him, Gautam went towards him. He went and asked ‘How are you, how’s your family.’ So it was Gautam who ended the feud and not Kohli. So Gautam showed his big heart at that time. It should have been Kohli who should have gone and ended the feud. He should have gone and said ‘Gauti bhai, let’s end this,’,” Mishra said.

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