Watch: ‘Do I look the pooja-paath types? Virat Kohli’s 7-year-old comment going viral’

Virat Kohli's old comment going viral after his recent visit to Rishikesh.

Virat Kohli’s 7-year-old comment about ‘prayers and worship’ is going viral on social media after his visit to a Rishikesh ashram.

Virat Kohli, his wife Anushka Sharma, and daughter Vamika recently visited Rishikesh ahead of the Test Series against Australia. They paid a visit to Swami Dayanand Giri Ashram and several pictures of their visit went viral on social media platforms

However, recently a 7-year-old video of Virat Kohli is going viral. The video is of a press conference that took place during T20 World Cup 2016 before India faced Australia in a do-or-die match at the tournament in Mohali.

A reporter asked Kohli if he does ‘pooja-paath’ (prayers) to keep himself calm in pressure situations.

Kohli replied, “Do I look the pooja-path types? (Do I look like I do prayers and worship?)”.

“When I started, a lot about me was wrong. I was the tattoo guy, the one who wore stylish clothes. It is very easy to focus on the negative stuff but I choose not do that. The basic thinking is I want to improve as a cricketer every day. I make sure I do all the hard work and hope it pays off one day. I back myself to go out there and win the game.

“As a cricketer, you don’t have a long career. For me it is an opportunity. Once you get addicted to it (performing), you want more and more of it. You work so hard and you want that satisfaction,” he had said.

Here’s how fans reacted to this old contrasting statement of Virat Kohli.

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