India, Nov. 1 -- New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy was impressed by Virat Kohli's humility and work ethic during their stint together at Royal Challengers Bengaluru, saying the Indian batting great remained down-to-earth despite being a "religious figure" back home, and is relishing the prospect of facing him in the upcoming ODI series.

Duffy shared the dressing room with Kohli during RCB's title-winning campaign in the IPL earlier this year.

"I got to see him yesterday. He was in the gym, obviously, so running into him there was cool, but he was awesome to me," Duffy was quoted as saying by Cricinfo.

Duffy said the former India captain went out of his way to make overseas players feel welcome despite his superstar status in the country. "...