There is nothing like globalising the sport says Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
With the kind of visibility on television and the kind of access that people have, it’s creating awareness. People know Indian players.
People even watched all those who played at the Under-17 World Cup. It’s all about visibility.
Unless you get to show your talent, on television screens, it’s very difficult for people to start liking something,” said Kohli.
“It happened to me as well. If our Under-19 World Cup wasn’t televised, maybe I wouldn’t have been sitting here.
Our matches were televised and we got our chance to portray our talent. Then people started talking about us. The kind of visibility that the league has will play a major role,” added Kohli.
The Indian cricket team skipper also discussed the team’s warm-up sessions where they play football. Asked how the team members enjoy it, Kohli said, “We love it. There is a motivation attached to football. If you ask me to run 20 laps around the field, I would get bored after a while. But if you ask me to play a football match after a training session, I would keep running after that ball because I have a chance to do something with it.
It’s a beautiful sport; everyone in the team likes it, and we love to show off as well.”
