ICC World Cup 2019 | Cricket can really make a difference to children’s lives, believes Virat Kohli

In India, cricket is more than just a sport and over the years, players have inspired thousands of minds and souls. India are currently in England battling it out in the ongoing World Cup and prior to their encounter against Afghanistan, skipper Virat Kohli spent some quality time with school kids. Team members including Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant attended a cricket clinic for school kids arranged by the ICC at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Thursday. Kohli stated that cricket can make a difference in children’s lives. 

“I believe cricket can really make a difference to children’s lives. It really improves you as a human being because it makes you go through phases which are very similar to life. You understand downfalls; you understand good phases and how to come back from difficult times. So, I think cricket is really a great teacher in many ways,” Kohli said in a video Cricket World Cup.

Kohli also tweeted his experience where he mentioned the biggest lesson he learnt from the session was to never forget the joy of playing. 

“Spending time with kids is an absolute joy and an opportunity to contribute to their journey in some way. Such honesty and commitment in whatever kids do. So much to learn as well and the biggest learning is to never forget the joy of playing this great game,” Kohli tweeted.

India are currently placed at the fourth spot in the points table and will take on Afghanistan on Saturday.