Love going on long bike rides: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, it seems, is making the most of his time away from the cricket field. The India captain was rested for the recently-concluded T20I series and the last two matches in a five-match ODI series between India and New Zealand.

Virat Kohli's love for cars, especially the ones from German luxury brand Audi, is a well established. Kohli's car collection is quite enviable as he owns quite a few powerful limited edition machines from Audi.

As it turns out, Kohli has revealed he is interested in riding and loves going on longish bike rides.

"Feels great. It's been a few months since the last time I was on a bike. It's good fun to ride. I quite like going for longish ride on a bike. I am quite keen on trying out this one," Kohli said in a video on his official mobile application during what appears to be an advertisement shoot for a popular Indian motorcycle brand.

Kohli, much like his predecessor MS Dhoni, is a motoring enthusiast. While Dhoni's garage has some of the best superbikes going around, Kohli has a prized collection of cars. Notably, Kohli had told a news daily last year that he would want to ride pillion with Dhoni.

Kohli, who has time and again stressed on road safety, was accused of promoting reckless driving after a television commercial of the leading Indian manufacturer released last year.

In the commercial, Kohli can be seen riding the brand's flagship bike and overtaking an SUV in a multi-storey car park. Kohli can also be seen attracting the attention of a woman by doing a wheelie after which he races out of a tight gap between two trucks.

Meanwhile, Kohli is expected to be back from the break and lead Team India in the upcoming limited-over series against Australia. India will play two T20Is and five ODIs at home from February 24.

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