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'Most professional player': RCB head coach Simon Katich lauds skipper Virat Kohli

'Most professional player': RCB head coach Simon Katich lauds skipper Virat Kohli

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Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Simon Katich lauded skipper Virat Kohli and called him the 'most professional player' he has ever seen.

In an interview with BBC Sports, Katich said that ABD and Kohli have wealth of experience and are their own coaches.

"They (Virat & AB de Villiers) are their own coaches because they know their game - and the game - inside out because of the volume of cricket they've played, Virat still wants to learn, though, and is always asking if we can see anything that might improve his game, but a player of his caliber, there is not a lot wrong with his game," Katich said.

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"What I learned very quickly is that Virat is probably the most professional player I've ever seen, and that is saying something when you think about the era of Australian cricket I played in (2001-2010).

"Whether that is in the gym or with his nutrition or all the recovery and rehab work you do, he leaves no stone unturned. A lot of players do that but he takes it to the nth degree," the former Australian international added.

"From a leadership perspective, what stood out was his (Kohli's) will to win and will to compete. As a leader, you can't ask much more than that. He was magnificent," Katich further said.

"We try to take as much as we can off his plate. He is such a busy man with leading India and all the commercial commitments he has for RCB throughout the tournament," he signed off.