Virat Kohli gets emotionally hijacked, says former umpire Simon Taufel

Virat Kohli, who is arguably touted as best batsmen in gentlemen's game at moment has often h moments of fury on field.  However, Simon Taufel, former Australian umpire in international cricket pinned a different opinion. Taufel, who is often regarded as one of greatest umpires, in his book 'Finding Gaps' wrote about Kohli's on-field aggression and termed it as an emotional hijack.

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"On captaincy front, I've seen Virat Kohli at close quarters for more than ten years at elite level. He is sometimes a passionate and combative person who can occasionally get emotionally hijacked," Taufel wrote in his book "Finding Gaps".

Taufel, who has seen Kohli's game closely feels that Indian skipper has matured with time and has become more self-aware and justing, kwing that how se attributes can affect his game. A chapter is Taufel's book 'Leing with integrity and values' apprised his opinions about Kohli's aunticity.

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"Virat w appears to be very much self-aware of who he is and how se character traits can affect his game, and he can just when he needs to. Kohli is comfortable in his own skin, and this allows him to be a more auntic leer because he is being best version of himself, " Taufel mentioned in his book.

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Captain Kohli turns 31

On occasion of Virat Kohli's birthday,  Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video that showed clips from Kohli's first hundred for India. India's captain turns 31 on Tuesday, vember 5.

Kohli, is reportedly in Bhutan on a vacation with his wife Anushka Sharma.

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