MUMBAI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli praised his wife Anushka Sharma for always being his “pillar of strength”, saying they discuss how to deal with the negativity which is an occupational hazard for them.
During a conversation with former England cricketer Mark Nicholas on his, Virat shared how he and Anushka have conversations around mental well-being.
“From a mental point of view, I have a lot of conversations with my wife. Anushka and I have such great detailed conversations about the complexity of the mind and how it can pull you into negativity and what are the things that matter to put things into perspective,” Kohli said.
Kohli said he believes Anushka understands his situation because she has been at the receiving end of a lot of negativity herself.
While speaking to Nicholas, the cricketer added, “She has been a pillar of strength for me. Because she herself is at a level where she had to deal with a lot of that negativity. So she understands my situation and I understand her situation.”
Explaining how he might have had missed having clarity in life if he wouldn’t have her as his wife, Kohli shared, “And to be able to have a life partner that understands exactly what you are thinking, feeling and what you are going through, I do not quite know if I would have had that clarity if she was not in my life.”
Kohli also opened up about suffering from depression after failing to perform during a tour of England in 2014, saying he felt like the “loneliest guy in the world” despite having the support of many people.
