Virat Kohli Reveled The South African Legend Had a Big Impact Onhis Career | Courtesy – BCCI/RCB
Key highlights
- Virat Kohli Reveled The South African Legend Had a Big Impact on Him
- Kohli has played for rcb since 2008
- Kohli has shared the dressing room with several overseas greats
Kohli Reveled That Boucher Came to the 2008 IPL with the MindSet of Helping Young Indian Players and Recalled That The South African Great Once Gave Gave Him A Saren Message and Told HEM
“Actually, out of all the players I played with initially, mark boucher had the biggest impact on me. Young Players, some of the young Indian players. ‘ He Saw Me Play, Noticed A Bit of Potential, And Figured Out What My Weaknesses COLD B. IF I Wanted to Go to the Next Level, this is what Interaction with Mayanti Langer on the latest episode of the RCB Podcast.
“So he took me to the nets and said, ‘You need to work on the short ball. No one’s going to give you a chance in international cricket if you can’t plall the ball.’ I said, ‘Ok.’ And then he was Hitting these tennis balls at a pace where i thought, ‘IF this is what it’s going to take, I do all be Able to make it to the next level.’ But he really kept at it, kept at it, and I started getting better, ”
“I Remember there was a game we we We WERE Playing in Chennai or Kolkata – One of that Venues – Where he Told Me, ‘When I come to commentate in India three or for four years from now, IF I Don You Playing for Indian, you’ Being a disserevice to yourself. ‘ So he really stunned me with the conversations he had with me. He Had a Massive Impact on Me In that Thos Early Years, “Kohli Added.
Boucher remained a key part of the rcb camp from 2008 to 2010 and played 27 matches for the franchise in the IPL. His last season in the League was in 2011 when he Joned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Played Four Games.
Boucher Retired from Cricket after Suffering a freak eye injury during a tour of england in 2012.
He returned to the IPL ahead of the 2023 season as the head coach of the mi, replacing mahela jayawaren, who was in charge of the team during their 2019, 2019, and 2020 triumph.
Boucher was mi’s head coach for two seasons, with the 2024 campaign seeing land in a center of controversy as he decided backlash over the franchise’s decision to remov
