Be it cause of love or hate, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has a huge following amongst the most well-known cricketers of his generation. While Indians do shower praises on the captain, he is even a favourite and crowd puller in other countries, especially amongst youngsters.
Be it cause of love or hate, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has a huge following amongst the most well-known cricketers of his generation. While Indians do shower praises on the captain, he is even a favourite and crowd puller in other countries, especially amongst youngsters.
Among such fans is former England captain Michael Vaughan's son. He talked about the influence Kohli has on youngsters and revealed that his son is a big fan of the man.
"My little boy is a little player and all he does is, always says to me, when Virat comes out to bat, just wake me up. As soon as Virat goes out getting caught at midwicket, he goes back inside to do something else. He’s that powerful with the kids. When you see shots like that fly off the middle of the bat without any real effort or doesn’t seem like any much effort going into the stroke - it’s just flying into the stands. He’s a special player, he’s an absolute genius," Vaughan told Cricbuzz.
As for Kohli, he played a scintillating 89-run innings against Australia in the 2nd ODI during India's 390-run chase in Sydney. However, after Kohli’s departure, the hopes of India winning were shunned. Kohli scored four fifties in 8 ODIs in 2020 - but has not been able to convert it into a hundred.
Talking about the batsman's missed hundreds, Vaughan said that there is no reason for the Indian fans or anyone to worry about. Vaughan stated that Kohli is still in supreme form.
"The one thing I don’t worry about with Virat Kohli is his batting. There is no concern about his batting whatsoever. He is a wonderful player, he’s the best of the era across the formats, there are no doubts about that," Vaughan said.
"I worry about those three Tests that India have without him. I don’t see India being able to win those Tests without the Virat Kohli factor. He is that important for that Test team. His 100s will come. Once he gets one, probably he would get 3-or-4 together, he’s that good," he added.
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