Nagal stated that he was, in fact, facing a financial crisis and had just six dollars while flying from Canada to Germany in 2017.
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Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has always been a supporter of sporting disciplines other than cricket and does his bit to help other sporting disciplines thrive. The right-handed batsman is now making the headlines after Sumit Nagal’s revelation that Virat Kohli had been helping him since 2017.
Nagal recently received attention after he put up a spirited show against Roger Federer in the first round of the ongoing US Open Grand Slam competition. Sumit later revealed that he received financial help from Virat Kohli foundation during a financial crisis.
Nagal stated that he was, in fact, facing a financial crisis and had just six dollars while flying from Canada to Germany. However, Virat Kohli helped him during that tough phase.
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“Virat Kohli’s foundation has been supporting me since 2017. I haven’t been performing well for the last two years and was facing a financial crisis. If I didn’t have Virat Kohli supporting me, I don’t know what I would have done,” Sumit was quoted as saying by Times of India.
“Early this year, when I was flying from Canada to Germany after a tournament, I had six dollars in my wallet… just six dollars after the help that I have been getting, so imagine what a mess I must have been before. But I survived, and things are getting better. If people fund athletes, it will only help the sport flourish in the country. I am fortunate to get that support from Virat,” he added.
Sumit Nagal had entered the main draw of the US Open on the back of a great run in the Challenger Circuit. After his consistent run in the Challenger Circuit, in which he sealed semi-final birth in five out of eight competitions, Sumit entered the top-200 in the rankings for the first time in his young career.
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