Swastik Chikara revealed that Virat Kohli clearly told him that he would never play as an 'impact player' in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and that he would continue playing like a lion.
He was bought by the IPL 2025 champions at the mega auction for INR 30 lakh, which was his base price. There were calls to include him in the playing XI during the season, but he was kept on the bench and was happy assisting his teammates whenever needed in drinks breaks.
In the viral social media clips, he was mostly spotted around Kohli and was seen showing his excitement about being in the same camp as the India legend. His engaging personality saw his Instagram followers shoot up to 1 million in no time.
"Mere hisab se kuch nahi soch rahe the aisa woh (Virat Kohli). (According to me, he (Virat Kohli) wasn’t thinking about anything like that)," Swastik Chikara said when asked if Virat Kohli was thinking about retirement during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Mai aise impact player me nahi khelunga - Virat Kohli to Swastik Chikara
Swastik Chikara revealed that during one of his interactions with Kohli, the legendary batsman told him that he will never play as an impact player in IPL and prefers to do fielding for 20 overs alongside batting. He said:
("I spoke to him, we were just casually talking, so I asked, ‘Brother, how are things, what’s going on?’ He said, ‘I’ll play cricket as long as I’m completely fit. I won’t play as just an impact player. I’ll play like a lion — fielding all 20 overs, and then batting.’")
Sher ki tarah khelunga - Swastik Chikara reveals Kohli's words
"'Sher ki tarah khelunga, mai aise impact me nahi, bas batting, batting, karu aur bahar baithu'. Keh rahe aise nahi, 'us din backpack ghar rakh dunga'. Unhone saaf bola hai.
"Gym me the, gym kar rahe the, toh waha pe unhone bola tha ki 'bhai mai cricket jab tak khelunga, jab tak mai fit hoon aur mai 20 overs fielding kar sakta hoon poore efforts se aur batting karu. Mai impact me nahi khelunga mai sher ki tarah khelunga.'"
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— RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) August 22, 2025Kohli played a key role in the maiden title victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025. In 15 matches, he scored 657 runs at an average of 54.75 and a strike rate of 144.71.
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