The former Indian opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, who is known to have a great bond with his Delhi-mate Virat Kohli, had shared heated moments on and off the field. Currently into entrepreneurship, Dhawan recalled how there were shoulder tackles behind smiles and hugs. Recently, Shikhar Dhawan had attended the Raj Shamani podcast, where he recalled how he had a fight with Virat Kohli during a practice football session. "Virat and I fought once. We shoulder-tackled each other once while playing football during a warm-up session. For a second, we got angry. Slowly, we stopped playing football in warm-ups because people would fight. It happens, there are so many athletes, aggressive, each one is big in his own right…" Not only that, Dhwan recalled another incident where he ranted out in the air, having Kohli in the middle. Even though Dhawan did not mention the exact year, he definitely was going through a lot as he failed to get a team in the IPL auction. Dhawan said, “I was in South Africa, Virat ran me out. At that time, I got very angry… My (IPL) auction, too, hadn’t gone well. I wasn’t able to accept that as well. So, that was there, and then this (run out) happened. I abused a lot… he (Kohli) was in the middle, I was venting out in the dressing room — not at him, but like how batsmen usually would. But we have our understanding because we know it isn’t intentional. This happens in cricket." Read also: AB de Villiers Slams India for Refusing Asia Cup Trophy from Mohsin Naqvi Shikhar Dhawan recalled "soft-spoken" Kohli Kohli is normally looked ast as an aggressive batter, thumping his chest. However, Dhawan gave a completely different idea of Kohli—the soft-spoken boy of 16 or 17 years old. However, after Kohli's father passed away in 2006, everything changed drastically. Dhawan stated, “Virat, around 16-17 years old, was a bit soft-spoken… Since I was the senior, he spent time with me. At that time, he was focused on food, but once on the field, he only wanted to score runs. He had a clear idea of his game and was always hungry for success." He added, "Unfortunately, when his father passed away, his zeal was already there, but his seriousness increased even more. I clearly remember the match when he came to play on the very day his father died and scored 95 runs. After that, he never looked back."