Virat Kohli fondness for playing copybook cricketing shots and his incredible fitness make him the world’s best batsman across formats among the current generation of cricketers. Kohli, who has scored 70 international hundreds and more than 20,000 runs, averages more than 50 in all three formats. He has proved himself across all the formats wh he is the best batsmen of the era.
Virat Kohli had emerged at a right time for India when the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and other greats were at the end of their careers. MS Dhoni gave him the captaincy in 2017 and moulding him for 2 years.
Many Legends like Sir Vivian Richards, Mathew Hayden, VVS Laxman, Micheal Vaughan and Kris Srikkanth have already given their heaped praise on Virat Kohli and this time Australia’s All-time great Steve Waugh gave his opinion on Virat Kohli.
Steve Waugh Thinks Virat Kohli Represents New Attitude Of India
Australian great Steve Waugh feels that Virat Kohli is like a “modern-day hero” who represents the “new attitude of India” of taking everything head-on with a mindset of nothing is impossible.
In a 60-minute documentary titled, “Capturing Cricket: Steve Waugh in India”, the former Australia captain said that Kohli is loved by the fans for his attitude of not being intimidated by opposition.
What they love about Kohli is that it’s like the new attitude of India, get stuck in, don’t be intimidated. Take everything on and anything is achievable and possible. But he’s like the modern-day hero, Waugh was quoted as saying in a media release issued here after the launch of the documentary.
Waugh Has Always Been Fascinated By How The People In India Celebrated Cricket
Steve Waugh said capturing cricket is especially very near to my heart as it covers two of my passions i.e. cricket and photography.
“Since, my first visit to India in 1986, I was always fascinated by how the locals celebrated the sport of cricket.” Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Maharajah Lakshmi Vilas Palace, HPCA Stadium, Oval Maidan, as well as locations around Delhi and Kolkata, gave me stories and lifetime memories. I am positive that when the fans in India watch the documentary, they will be able to feel the very emotion of the journey,” he added.
