Virat Kohli feels match fixing depends on choices made by players

India's best current day batsman and Test captain Virat Kohli has reportedly opened up on how match fixing has more to do with an individual player's choices rather than what steps are taken to prevent it.

Speaking to a popular TV News channel, Kohli said, "I think authorities are doing as much as they can to keep the sport clean. You obviously cannot go into someone's room and tell them not to speak to someone in a certain way.

“They can have protocols and they can have rules being set up and that's how much you can do. Eventually it's up to an individual how he wants to go about his decisions. If individuals choose to do something wrong, doesn't matter how much how much you control them."

The master batsman is pleased that he has never come across any instances involving match fixing in his career so far and he wishes he does not have to face any in the future too.

“No, I have never encountered anything like that anything in my life fortunately. I love the sport too much. For me, to even explain myself for something that might not even lead to anything. As a cricketer, you feel sad from inside to encounter those situations. Fortunately, I haven't and god willingly, I won't in future also," Kohli added.

Virat Kohli also spoke about his aggressive nature and how it has helped him in his career. He said, "This (aggression) is what helps me be at the top of my game. I would not change or trade that for anything else in the world. Every sportsperson should have that aggression or killer instinct -- in a very good way and not in an arrogant way."

The 27-year old also does not support the theory of judging a player by what he does off the field.

“As a sporting nation, there is lack of patience in terms of judging someone too quickly. When I came into the team, I had tattoos, dress up in a certain way, I used to do things I felt were fine but may be not in perfect mould of a stereotype Test cricketer. When I now see any youngster being judged early for being a bit more flamboyant, I correct them that there is nothing wrong," he stated.

Kohli may be breaking batting records and creating new ones every now and then but what matters to him more is the team's success. "I never connect to those things (records) too much. I have never played for that but if in the process of playing well wanting to win for my team, I end up crossing a milestone or breaking a record, I have been able to do it but it's not driving me.

“I do not challenge myself to break records. I would rather focus on real things. The feeling a team gets to win a game, I want to be the guy to help the team achieving that," said the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper.