No clarity now, but optimistic at some stage we will have IPL: Virat Kohli

Bengaluru: Hailing those in power for doing a tremendous job in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, India skipper Virat Kohli on Friday said he is hopeful that at "some stage" the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see the light of the day as the nation is heading in the right direction.

In an Instagram chat with South African batting great AB de Villiers, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Kohli said: "We have no clarity at this moment but I am optimistic that at some stage we will have something."

Kohli and de Villiers are the two pillars at RCB who have always underachieved despite having the firepower. Kohli also opined the game and emotions related to it would not be the same post coronavirus as egos will water down and the human side of people will come to the fore.

"I don't think things will get back to as it was. I have understood we need to swallow our ego and be thankful that we have a comfortable house. Look at what daily wage earners are going through. The enjoyment part of things will change and people will stop getting so serious about scoring runs. The human side will come out."

On the month-long lockdown so far in India, the 31-year old said he is staying positive and trying to see a silver lining out of all this. IANS

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