Ahead of India’s upcoming match in opposition to South Africa within the thirty seventh match of the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, which shall be performed on Virat Kohli’s birthday on Sunday, India head coach Rahul Dravid heaped reward on the ace Indian cricketer and mentioned that he’s a legend of the sport, particularly within the 50-over format. Speaking to ICC, Dravid mentioned that the way in which Kohli finishes video games is applaudable. The former participant and present head coach mentioned that he has most likely set a benchmark for his technology of cricketers.
“Virat’s a legend of the game, especially this format of the game. I think all formats of the game, but particularly this one, I think his performance and the way he finishes games. The standard of his performance over the year has probably set a benchmark for his generation of cricketers,” Dravid mentioned.
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Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin additionally lauded Kohli and mentioned that he has modified the DNA of considering round Indian cricket. The Indian spinner additionally mentioned that Kohli has modified how one batsman must understand and put together for the sport.
“He has changed the DNA of thinking around Indian cricket. How one batsman needs to perceive and prepare for the game,” Ashwin mentioned.
The teenager, Shubman Gill, mentioned that Kohli’s starvation and fervour for the sport are unparalleled. Gill added that he has not seen anybody as hungry as Virat Kohli. “His hunger and passion for the game are unparalleled. I have not seen anyone as hungry as Virat Kohli,” Gill mentioned.
Currently, Kohli is in prime type on the ongoing ODI World Cup. After enjoying seven matches, Kohli has scored 442 runs within the extravagant match. He slammed 4 fifties and one century on the ODI World Cup 2023. Against Bangladesh, Kohli scored 103 runs, which is his greatest rating within the match. Rohit Sharma’s India stand on the prime of the desk within the ODI World Cup 2023 standings with 14 factors after profitable all seven of their earlier seven video games.
The ‘Men-in-Blue’ are coming into this match after beating Sri Lanka by 302 runs on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
