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Asia Cup 2022: After Virat Kohli’s mental health comment, player’s manager says ‘he has spoken openly on mental challenges of playing at highest level, never shied away from admitting it’

Asia Cup 2022: After Virat Kohli’s mental health comment, player’s manager says ‘he has spoken openly on mental challenges of playing at highest level, never shied away from admitting it’

Asia Cup 2022 – Virat Kohli Form – Virat Kohli’s latest comment on his mental health has immediately grabbed huge attention. Virat had stated that he was left alone in a room despite being in the presence of his love ones. The former India captain, who will feature in the Asia Cup in UAE,  has […]

Asia Cup 2022 – Virat Kohli Form – Virat Kohli’s latest comment on his mental health has immediately grabbed huge attention. Virat had stated that he was left alone in a room despite being in the presence of his love ones. The former India captain, who will feature in the Asia Cup in UAE,  has been going through a tough recent period due to batting failures and it might have contributed to the cause. To shed light on the situation Virat’s manager Bunty Sajdeh opened up on the situation. Follow All Asia Cup T20 LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.

  • Virat is currently suffering from a lack of form having gone more than two years without a hundred
  • Currently Virat is preparing for the Asia Cup, that starts in UAE
  • Virat has previously opened up on the mental challenges he has faced in the past

Asia Cup 2022: After Virat Kohli’s mental health comment, Kohli manager says ‘he has spoken openly on mental challenges of playing at highest level, never shied away from admitting it’

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Virat’s Manager on his mental health

Speaking ahead of the Asia Cup, Virat’s manager Bunty Sajdeh made his remark on the mental health and depression phase and said, “The representation of a severe condition like depression is very well understood by Virat. He’s spoken openly on the mental challenges of playing the sport at the highest level and he hasn’t shied away from admitting them.

“Having said that, he’s mentioned that he’s experienced mental challenges at only a certain stage in his career,” Sajdeh added while speaking to Times of India.

While Virat has been struggling with mental illness, his PR team CEO also opened up on the matter and added, “Virat for one will never feel alone when he’s around people who love and support him. That’s where he has got his mental strength from.

“Every top athlete has gone through mental challenges of dealing with pressures and expectations that come with the positions they are at. Depression is too big and significant a term to be used so loosely,” Virat’s PR team manager said.

Virat had earlier that, ” Sometimes in a room full of people who love me, I felt alone.”

Kohli, one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, has not scored a century in any format since 2019. After being rested for the recent tour, he has now been named in India’s T20 squad for the that starts with a match against arch-rivals Pakistan.

Asia Cup 2022: After Virat Kohli’s mental health comment, Kohli manager says ‘he has spoken openly on mental challenges of playing at highest level, never shied away from admitting it’

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Can Virat Come back in form at Asia Cup?

Virat has suffered from lack of form in the recent period and scored only 11 and 20 in the fifth and final Test against Edgbaston and continued his bad performances in T20Is, where he could score only 12 runs in two innings.

This was followed by 17 and 16 runs in the three-match ODI series against England.

Also, Kohli had a sub-par IPL 2022. He could score only 341 runs in 16 games at an average of 22.73. His strike rate also has been going down by the day. In IPL 2022 he scored just with a strike rate of 115.98.

Asia Cup 2022: After Virat Kohli’s mental health comment, Kohli manager says ‘he has spoken openly on mental challenges of playing at highest level, never shied away from admitting it’

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