Highlights
- The couple opened up about their career struggles in an online live session
- ‘Rejection made me cry,’ said Kohli
Virat Kohli shared how he cried till 3 am in the morning when he was rejected to play for his state’s team in domestic cricket.
While Virat Kohli is the number one ODI batsman according to ICC rankings, Anushka Sharma is an award-winning actress and a film producer.
"The first time I was rejected in the state selections, I remember it was late at night and I just cried," the 31-year-old cricketer says in the video.
"I howled till about three in the morning and I could not believe it.
"Because I scored well, everything was going perfectly for me. I performed till I reached that stage and I was rejected.
"And I kept asking my coach for two hours, why didn't it happen? And I couldn't make sense of it. But when there is passion and commitment, that motivation comes back to you," he shared.
India's captain Virat Kolhi and his wife Anushka Sharma walk on the field as they celebrate India's test series win. Source: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
“To be honest the patience bit I have learnt ever since me and Anushka met each other. I was very impatient before,” he said.
“The learnings from one another that we have had, looking at her personality, looking at her composure in situations has really inspired me to fight it out.”
“Even when things are tough you have to swallow your ego and keep being there in adversity, keep fighting your way out and eventually you will find a way.
“So that’s what I have seen her do and I have learnt from that.” Kohli said he can now apply the attribute “where things are totally against you.” “Sometimes you have to bat in a Test match for two hours for 20 runs but the team wants you do that. So you should be able to do that.”
The couple met in 2013 when filming an advert and they tied the knot in 2017.
The couple who is currently at home due to lockdown in India said the pandemic has taught the world a very important lesson.
"Life is unpredictable. So, do what makes you happy and not get into comparisons all the time. People have a choice now how to come out of this phase. Life is going to be different after this," Kohli said.
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Sharma said the pandemic had forced people to care about the basics in life like health.
"There is a learning in all of this. Nothing happens without a reason. If the frontline workers were not there, we would not have access to basics," she said.
"This has taught us that no one is special than the other. Health is everything. We are more connected as a society now," she added.
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