Tendulkar lauds Kohli for opening up on depression

Kohli also revealed that he had a chat with Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar about his struggle after the tour.

Hyderabad: Team India captain Virat Kohli recently revealed his battle with depression. Speaking on a podcast, the Indian cricketer said he suffered from depression after a poor tour in England where he managed just 134 runs in 10 innings.

Kohli also revealed that he had a chat with Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar about his struggle after the tour. Tendulkar too lauded the current captain for opening up on the issue and said the game requires a specialist to deal with players’ situation. The Indian legend took to twitter writing, “@imVkohli, proud of your success & decision to share such personal experiences. These days youngsters are constantly judged on social media. Thousands speak about them but not to them. We need to be able to listen to them and help them flourish.”

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Kohli further added that despite having people around to talk to, the game needs specialists to address the issue.

.@imVkohli, proud of your success & decision to share such personal experiences.

These days youngsters are constantly judged on social media. Thousands speak about them but not to them.

We need to be able to listen to them and help them flourish. https://t.co/xsBThtzOTx

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 20, 2021

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