My motto has been to better myself every day rather than seek excellence, says Virat Kohli

Not long ago, veteran India batter Virat Kohli was battling for consistency. Just a couple of years back, Kohli had endured failures with the bat, but time and again, he kept reminding the selectors, experts and his fans that he was hardly past his prime. World Cup 2023: News | Schedule | Results | Points table In the ongoing 2023 World Cup, Kohli, with 354 runs from five matches at an average of 118, is India’s top run-scorer in the tournament, ahead of Rohit Sharma (311 runs), and only behind South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (407 runs) in the top run-scorers’ list. Kohli has so far scored three fifties and a hundred in the World Cup, with his only failure with the bat so far coming against Pakistan, when he was dismissed for 16. Kohli has been known to be someone who has been breaking records every now and then, but according to the Delhi cricketer, it’s just about getting better himself rather than achieving excellence.

“I have always worked on how I can better myself every day, every practice session, every year and every season. So, that is what has helped me play for this long and perform,” Kohli said on Star Sports.

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“I don’t think it is possible to perform consistently without having that mindset, because if performance is your goal, then one can get satisfied after a while and stop working on their game,” the former skipper added. “It has always been my motto to chase betterment and not excellence because I honestly don’t know what the definition of excellence is. There is no limit to it, nor there is a set standard that when you reach here you have achieved excellence,” continued the 34-year-old. Also read: Virat Kohli —Amid imperfect conditions, the perfect chasemaster Kohli went onto say that his primary objective remain as to how to help his team clinch victories, apart from his individual performances. “So, I try to work towards betterment every day, so that would be a better word to use. And yes, performance becomes a byproduct, because your mindset is how do I make the team win from here,” said Kohli. India have got their World Cup campaign off to an unbeaten start, clinching wins over Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand to be in top spot of the standings with 10 points. The Men in Blue next take on England in Luckow on 29 October.