Mo Bobat, Andy Flower 'asked Virat Kohli to be a bit more aggressive', reveals Ex-RCB star

Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Liam Livingstone has revealed how RCB head coach Andy Flower and team director Mo Bobat played a key role in transforming Virat Kohli's batting approach over the last two years.Virat Kohli has fundamentally transformed his T20 approach for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), weaponising extreme aggression in the Powerplay. Long scrutinised for playing a traditional anchor role, Kohli completely reinvented his blueprint, culminating in a career-high season strike rate of 165.84.Speaking on The Overlap Cricket YouTube channel, the England international praised Kohli's willingness to evolve his game despite already being one of the greatest batters in modern cricket. Livingstone explained that Flower and Bobat encouraged Kohli to adopt a more aggressive mindset, particularly during the powerplay overs, leading to a noticeable change in the former RCB captain's approach at the crease."He's got better and better, hasn't he? He's an incredible player," Livingstone said.He then highlighted the impact of RCB's coaching staff on Kohli's evolution."Mo and Andy went in and changed the way he played. They were brave enough to do that. They asked him to be a bit more aggressive, hit more sixes, and keep going with that aggression in the powerplay," Livingstone revealed.According to the England all-rounder, the change has been evident in Kohli's batting over the past two seasons."You see the way he plays now in the powerplay, and he's way more aggressive than he used to be. Even against spin, he's playing more shots than he ever did," he added.Livingstone also opened up on his experience of sharing a dressing room with Kohli at RCB, describing the Indian superstar as a fiercely competitive cricketer on the field but a completely different person away from the game."He was amazing. I'd always played against Virat, and he's always a laugh. If you want to have a go at someone, he'll have a go back at you. But on the field, he's ultra-competitive. As soon as he steps over that line, he's a different person," Livingstone said."Away from cricket, he's a really nice guy, really chilled out. He loves his family and spending time with them. He's genuinely a lovely guy," he added.Virat Kohli finished as the leading run-scorer for RCB this year again with 675 runs in 16 matches with averaging 56.25 with a strike rate of 165.85.