There is a reason why Virat Kohli emerged as India’s best Test captain. Some may argue that he had the benefit of a potent pace-bowling attack, but it was Virat himself who worked to achieve it. That the bowlers were able to trust Kohli is a testament to how great a leader he was.
Vivek Razdan says he has never seen Virat Kohli travel business class and that he would always give it up for one of the bowlers in the team. In an interesting story regarding Kohli’s understanding of the importance of bowlers and the need to give them proper rest, a former India cricketer reveals how he once gave up his seat for a bowler on a flight.
Virat Kohli prefers to be with his teammates in the economy class. Razdan: “He felt that since the bowlers worked extremely hard on the ground, so at least for three-four hours, they should relax”. Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami or Ravichandran Ashwin used to occupy one of the business class seats.
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli preferred travelling in economy class during India’s tour of Australia. Anushka never requested for her husband to offer his business class seat to her. Even when she joined the West Indies tour of 2019 later, she travelled with Virat in economy class.
