Virat Kohli reveals one foreign legend who could be the ‘Boss’ of IPL (Sportzpix)
Virat Kohli Feels Viv Richards Would Have Been ‘Boss’ In IPL If He Had Played T20 Cricket In Modern Era
Virat Kohli’s admiration for batting great Sir Viv Richards is an open secret. Asked to share his opinion on the greatest debate of all time, Kohli replied that Sir Viv along with Sachin Tendulkar revolutionized batting in their generations. The charismatic India batsman has now once again praised Richards through Instagram Stories.
Kohli shared a video in which the former Caribbean batsman can be heard talking about his style of play in T20 cricket. “I would have liked that [playing in franchise-based T20 competitions], i think it [bat] Would have been very powerful with the bat today,” said Richards while sharing his thoughts on T20 cricket. Sharing the clip, Kohli wrote, “The real boss.” A screengrab from Kohli’s Instagram Stories is now doing the rounds.
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Cricket fans didn’t want to miss the opportunity to share their views on Viv Richards’ performance in T20 cricket. There was also an obvious comparison between Richards and Virat Kohli.
Praising the former West Indies batsman, the user commented, “He [Viv Richards] was definitely Virat Kohli of the previous generation. Unreal smasher of the ball and the best batsman of that generation. He had the same level of aggression and used to threaten the umpires, leave alone the players.
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He was definitely the Virat Kohli of the previous generation. Unreal smasher of the ball, best batsman of that generation. May 3, 2023
Another person said that Richards would have succeeded with flying colors in T20 cricket.
He should have played in this T20 era. He was Gayle Pollard ABD all rolled into one.
— प्रदीप (@pk_rsy) May 3, 2023
Some praised Virat Kohli a lot.
Viv Richards, the pioneer of aggressive batting in the 1970s and 80s, ended his illustrious international career with 36 hundreds. In Tests, Richards averages 50.23. He retired from ODIs with a staggering strike rate of just over 90, a feat that was surely quite unimaginable in his playing days.
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On the other hand, Virat Kohli is one of the finest batsmen of this generation. With 75 international hundreds under his belt, Kohli has been India’s most consistent performer across all three formats of the game in recent times.
The 34-year-old is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Having played nine matches, the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman has scored 364 runs in IPL 2023 with a strike rate of 137.88. He has scored five half-centuries so far in the 16th edition of the IPL.
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