India, March 26 -- Virat Kohli's mental toughness and fortitude have always stood out. The cricketing world knows how he turned up for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy the day after his father's death and scored 90 to help save the match for his team. As it turns out, that wasn't the only occasion where Kohli's steely resolve came to the fore. Back in the day, when a young Kohli was setting tournaments ablaze with his batting heroics, he was subjected to unfair treatment from one of his coaches.

Kohli was on fire during the 2005-06 Vijay Merchant Trophy for Delhi, amassing 757 runs at an impressive average of 84.11. However, did you know that one of the team's coaches didn't take a liking to him and even conspired against him? Kohli's former te...