Known for his intensity and an unrelenting desire to win, Virat Kohli never liked practice matches and instead preferred net sessions on the ‘spiciest’ wicket with pacers having a go at him from 16 yards, former India bowling coach Bharat Arun revealed on Tuesday.

Arun, who was part of the core coaching group during Kohli’s golden years as India captain, described those times as the ‘best moments’ of his career.