Virat Kohli

Communication Analysis

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Vinay Birhman

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 Background

• Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer who currently captains the

India national team.
• An elegant right-handed batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best
batsmen in the world.
• Virat Kohli is know for his aggressive approach of the game:
• “Virat Kohli's emotions were little over the top in South Africa”
-Steve Waugh
• “Virat Kohli's attitude not ideal for everyone to follow”- Adam
Gilchrist

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01 AGGRESIVE
Kohli body language is aggressive and he seeks
territorial control.

02 CONFIDENT AND AUTHORTATIVE

Kohli projects an overt personality

03 EXPRESSIVE
Kohli never shy away from demonstrating his
emotions for team or opponents.

04 POSITIVE ATTITUDE
He has a fierce winning mentality and will go for
a win in the most negative scenarios.

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Haptics Kinesis Eye Contact Facial Expressions

• Communicating through • Deliberate movements • Looking at another • Use of facial
touch and signals. person can indicate a expressions to show
• Communicate affection, range of emotions happiness, sadness,
• Common gestures
familiarity and including hostility, anger and fear.
include waving,
sympathy interest, and attraction.
pointing, and using
fingers.
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Proxemics Para Linguistic Head Position Chromatics

• Need for "personal • Tone and Pitch • Head position can • Reflects work culture
space” communicate various and identity
• One of the most emotions.
important part of non
verbal communication

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 Vi r a t K o h l i o ff t h e f i e l d ( i n formal sittings)

Verbal Communication Hand Gestures

• In Press conferences he tries to restrict his inner
emotions and keeps his voice very monotonus
• “Angry, combative Virat Kohli snaps at reporters
post South Africa series loss”
• He uses hand Gestures very less compared to
field
• Most of the times he keeps the hands crossed
• The arms crossed on chest gesture is universal
and is decoded with the same defensive meaning
everywhere.
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References –
• The Indian Express. (2018). If I were in Virat Kohli’s team, I wouldn’t be identical to him, says Adam Gilchrist. [online] Available at:
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-team-identical-to-him-adam-gilchrist-india-vs-australia-aggressive-style-
4920586/ [Accessed 12 Aug. 2018]
• Indiatvnews.com. (2018). Virat Kohli has the right attitude and aggression: Sourav Ganguly. [online] Available at:
https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-has-the-right-attitude-and-aggression-ganguly-18162.html [Accessed 12 Aug. 2018]
• News18. (2018). Virat Kohli's Attitude Helped India Win Johannesburg Test, Reveals Ravi Shastri. [online] Available at:
https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/virat-kohli-attitude-helped-india-win-johannesburg-test-reveals-ravi-shastri-1677075.html
[Accessed 12 Aug. 2018]
• indiatimes.com. (2018). Trending stories on Indian Lifestyle, Culture, Relationships, Food, Travel, Entertainment, News & New
Technology News. [online] Available at: https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/virat-kohli-says-it-doesn-t-matter-to-him-what-people-say-or-
write-about-him-333667.html [Accessed 12 Aug. 2018]
• LOKAPALLY, V. (2018). DRIVEN. [S.l.]: BLOOMSBURY INDIA

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