The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) imposed a lot of restrictions on players after India lost the Border-Gavaskar trophy 1-3 and failed to qualify for the world Test Championship final. One major rule posted by the board was that the time players spend with their families during tours will be limited. During a tour of 45 days, families are now only allowed to spend 14 days with the players now.
In a recent interaction in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit, Virat Kohli stated that it is very important to spend time with family everytime something intense happens during a game. Kohli said that he is disappointed that people don’t have an understanding of the value which family can bring.
“It is very difficult to explain to people how grounding it is to come back to your family every time you have something intense happening on the outside,” he said.
“I don’t think people have an understanding of what value it brings. I feel quite disappointed about that. People who have no control over what is going on are kind of brought into conversations and put out in the forefront. Maybe they need to be kept away,” he added.
As of now, Virat Kohli will be seen in action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he will play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Their campaign will begin March 22 as they will face Kolkata knight Riders.
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