Vivek Razdan narrates the tale of Virat Kohli impressing Sir Viv Richards

Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli is known for his aggressive and dynamic personality on the field. But, though Virat has often made headlines for his aggression, he has a heart of gold. Recently, former Indian pacer Vivek Razdan recalled an incident where Kohli won Sir Vivian Richards' heart with his humbleness and helpful nature.

Razdan narrated an incident from the India tour of the West Indies in 2019. As the Test and ODI matches were conducted at different places, Cricket West Indies organised a combined flight for all the players, production crew, commentators, and the other members to commute. 

After completing the match in Antigua, all the members boarded the flight for their next destination. Unfortunately, Richards was one of the last members to get on the flight, and thus he found it challenging to get some space in the overhead lockers.

The veteran player kept checking different places to accommodate his luggage. While all the other players were busy in their own activities, Virat Kohli was the only one to take notice of Richards' plight.  

"What happened was that the players were seated, and the flight was almost full. Sir Vivian Richards entered the flight with his bag, but he could not find a space in the overhead locker since it was full. 

"He was getting very worried and started opening different lockers to see if there was any space. Suddenly I saw Virat get up and started shuffling everyone's luggage. Everyone kept sitting, and barring Kohli; no one got up," Vivek Razdan said in a conversation with Sportskeeda.

 "Kohli took it upon himself to get some space for the batting maestro. He rummaged through all the overhead lockers in the flight. However, the 33-year-old didn't have any success and finally decided to move his own luggage. The sweet gesture by Kohli won Viv Richard's heart, and he applauded him with a pat on his shoulder," Razdan concluded.