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India batter Virat Kohli’s recollection of Yuvraj Singh spans from the days of looking up to him as a teenager to witnessing the battle-hardened all-rounder fight cancer. And through their shared experiences with the veteran, what was created was a bond he will cherish forever.
“My earliest memory of meeting Yuvi pa was after we won the Under-19 World Cup. There was a north-zone tournament happening in Bangalore, and that’s the first time I met him. He had maybe seen a couple of Under-19 games or heard about me. We had a chat briefly, and it was very intimidating, honestly. I knew nothing about him,’ Kohli said at Yuvraj Singh’s YouWeCan Gala on Tuesday.
He further spoke at length in recalling his bond with Yuvraj: “And then when we played for India together, when I got my first opportunity, he, Zaheer Khan, and Ajit (Agarkar) bhai all kind of took me under their wing and really helped me grow as a player, made me comfortable in the changing room, which I think is a very important thing for any young player coming in.”
“We had a lot of fun times on the field and off the field. This surely made me aware of the lifestyle of getting to the top. But, all in all, these are the bonds I will cherish for the rest of my life.”
