Sports: Career stress has sometimes had a negative impact on mental health, Virat Kohli

India's superstar batsman Virat Kohli has admitted to mental issues on the field of play, saying that the pressures of career have somet...

India's superstar batsman Virat Kohli has admitted to mental issues on the field of play, saying that the pressures of career have sometimes taken a toll on his mental health.

According to the report of the foreign news agency 'AFP', according to the news circulating in the local media of India, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, the 33-year-old superstar Virat Kohli, along with his hard work and aggressive attitude, as well as his brilliant batting. has carved out a niche, leading his team to the top of the Test rankings.

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Virat Kohli, who is known as 'King Kohli' in the Indian media, is currently facing criticism due to his poor performance, while he has also retired from all forms of captaincy since last year after his disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup.

While talking to the Indian newspaper 'The Indian Express', Virat Kohli said that 'career pressure has sometimes had a negative impact on his mental health'.

In an interview published yesterday, the Indian batsman spoke about his mental health and said, 'I have personally experienced moments when there are people in a room who are very loving and supportive. But even there I feel alone and I'm sure these are feelings that many people can relate to.'

Virat Kohli said that it is definitely a serious matter and we try to strengthen ourselves as much as we want all the time but still it breaks us.

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He advised athletes and sportsmen that it is important for athletes to rest, try to get out of the pressure of the game and reconnect with themselves.

Virat Kohli said that if you lose that connection, then it won't take long for other things to fall apart around you.

Such a statement of the cricket superstar has come out when he admitted some time ago that he suffered from depression due to his failure to score runs against England in 2014.

"It's not a great feeling to wake up knowing you're not going to score good runs and I feel like I'm the loneliest person in the world," Virat Kohli said in a podcast with English commentator Mark Nicholls in February. I am

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Among the highest paid athletes in the world, Virat Kohli has not completed a century in any format since 2019.

After being rested in the recent matches against West Indies, Virat Kohli has now been included in the T20 squad of the Indian team for the Asia Cup, which will begin with the match against arch-rivals Pakistan.