Aryaveer, Virat Kohli’s nephew, recently explained why he chose leg-spin instead of following in his famous uncle’s batting footsteps. South Delhi Superstarz signed the spinner for INR 1 lakh for the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 season, and he has already piqued the interest of fans.
Aryaveer, Virat Kohli elder brother Vikas Kohli’s son, has yet to represent Delhi at the age group level,
But he has trained at the West Delhi Cricket Academy with his uncle’s long-time coach Rajkumar Sharma. The teenager explained that he picked leg-spin after watching videos of Yuzvendra Chahal and Shane Warne.
“I used to bowl right from the start. I liked leg-spin and started doing that. I saw a lot of videos of Yuzvendra Chahal and Shane Warne. That’s how I became a leg-spinner,” he said as quoted by NDTV.
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He’s a nice boy, training really hard: Sarandeep Singh
Despite being picked by the South Delhi-based team, the leggie didn’t feature in any of the games. However, South Delhi Superstarz’s head coach, Sarandeep Singh, praised Kohli’s discipline and work ethic.
“I’m working with Aryaveer, but I don’t think about his surname. He’s a nice boy, training really hard in the nets and trying to give his best all the time. In fact, he comes to training early. So, I think that gene has been inherited. But as of now, he is very young but focused on his game. Whenever his time comes, he will definitely perform well and do his best. I will definitely try to give my best,” Sarandeep Singh told as quoted by CNN-News18.
Meanwhile, during the season, the 15-year-old spoke about the team atmosphere and his preparations for the second season of DPL.
“The atmosphere in the dressing room is very chill. The preparations are going well. Sarandeep sir has been helping me a lot from the first day itself to improve my bowling. I don’t think much about it. I mean, I have come to play, and that is what I think about. There is a lot of excitement. It is a big platform. It will be fun,” Aryaveer added.
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