Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has a funny story about Indian cricket star Virat Kohli.
Speaking on a podcast, Taylor said he was so impressed with Kohli when they first met that he told his daughter she could marry him.
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The comment was in jest but showed the kind of respect Taylor has for Kohli, not just as a cricketer but as a person.
Taylor was on the Willow Talk podcast with Alyssa Healy when he talked about Kohli.
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He remembered the 2014 India tour of Australia, Kohli’s first series as captain. During that tour, Taylor was interviewing Kohli when a media person from Team India came to call him away. But instead of leaving, Kohli told them to wait and finished the interview first.
Taylor said this small act showed great respect and professionalism and he never forgot it.
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Recalling that moment, Taylor said he later introduced his 17-year-old daughter to Kohli and jokingly told her,
“You can marry him if you want.”
He said this in a light tone and at that time Kohli was not married. It was just a fun comment but showed how highly Taylor thought of Kohli’s nature and manners.
Even though this was a joke, it says a lot about how much respect Kohli has earned even from players of rival teams like Australia.
Fans on social media also reacted to the story with humour, one even wrote, “Teen daughter marrying Kohli?”
Also, during this 2014 tour Kohli’s relationship with Anushka Sharma had just started. The couple got married in 2017 and now have two children — a daughter born in 2021 and a son in 2024.
Mark Taylor’s story wasn’t serious but it was honest and funny. It showed how one small act of respect from Kohli stayed in Taylor’s mind for years.
Sometimes it’s these small things that leave a big impact — both on and off the field.
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