{"id":194166,"date":"2025-06-18T10:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T10:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194166\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T10:35:15","slug":"you-can-marry-virat-kohli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194166\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Marry Virat Kohli!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/virat-kohli-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Virat Kohli\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has a funny story about Indian cricket star Virat Kohli.\n<\/p>\n<p>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.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cross-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.m9.news\/sports\/betting-apps-ed-questions-harbhajan-yuvraj-urvashi-rautela\/?utm_source=cross-artice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also Read \u2013 Huge Scandal: Urvashi, Bhajji, Yuvi in Big Trouble<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The comment was in jest but showed the kind of respect Taylor has for Kohli, not just as a cricketer but as a person.\n<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was on the Willow Talk podcast with Alyssa Healy when he talked about Kohli.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cross-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.m9.news\/sports\/trolls-on-no-icc-title-still-doubting-virat-kohli\/?utm_source=cross-artice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also Read \u2013 Trolls on No ICC Title? Still Doubting Virat Kohli?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He remembered the 2014 India tour of Australia, Kohli\u2019s 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.\n<\/p>\n<p>Taylor said this small act showed great respect and professionalism and he never forgot it.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cross-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.m9.news\/sports\/icc-denies-india-england-set-to-host-wtc-final-again\/?utm_source=cross-artice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also Read \u2013 England Again: BCCI Losing Their Dominance?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recalling that moment, Taylor said he later introduced his 17-year-old daughter to Kohli and jokingly told her,\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can marry him if you want.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s nature and manners.\n<\/p>\n<p>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.\n<\/p>\n<p>Fans on social media also reacted to the story with humour, one even wrote, \u201cTeen daughter marrying Kohli?\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Also, during this 2014 tour Kohli\u2019s relationship with Anushka Sharma had just started. The couple got married in 2017 and now have two children \u2014 a daughter born in 2021 and a son in 2024.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mark Taylor\u2019s story wasn\u2019t serious but it was honest and funny. It showed how one small act of respect from Kohli stayed in Taylor\u2019s mind for years.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s these small things that leave a big impact \u2014 both on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>    <a style=\"color: black!important\" href=\"https:\/\/www.binged.com\/streaming-premiere-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Week Releases on OTT \u2013 Check \u2018Rating\u2019 Filter<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has a funny story about Indian cricket star Virat Kohli. 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