What makes Virat Kohli the undisputed monarch of the cricket world
today is not his iconic status in the sports hierarchy but that the
highest praise comes from the opposition camp and past greats.
However, his family didn't always have it good. No stranger to
loss, Kohli's biggest support both on and off the field - his
father, succumbed to a cerebral stroke when he was very young. In a
fitting tribute that would've made his old man proud, Kohli
returned to continue an innings just a few hours after his father
passed away. `He was the one who drove me to practice every day,'
the captain of the Indian Test team recalls with characteristic
humility and grace. Widely travelled sports journalist Vijay
Lokapally goes on to recount happier times on the journey of
Virat's rapid rise to international stardom, an account punctuated
with little-known stories by his fellow players, coaches and
intimates. At 27, he has already been the recipient of countless
accolades including the Arjuna Award, the title of BCCI's
`international cricketer of the Year' as well as the ICC's `ODI
Player of the Year', but for Kohli it's not about the money or the
fame, or the roar of the crowds or the flattering attention from
women of all ages. Few know of his altruistic nature and his
dedication to numerous charities for under-privileged children.
What has not escaped the public eye though, is how this wizard of
the willow wears his heavy mantle with such insouciant ease.
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