2. An impact player (Sir Viv Richards and Virat Kohli)

The Windies of the 1980s had one of the most dominating batsmen of all time, Sir Viv Richards. He was known for his dominance over the bowlers and unbelievable hitting ability. It is believed that opposition was afraid of sledging him as he used to get even more aggressive and dangerous, such was his fear at that time.

Sir Richards’ sight of coming on to the crease, with chewing gum, and hitting the fast bowlers for gigantic sixes isn’t a new thing for an ardent cricket fan. He was capable of changing the course of the game on his own and because of that quite a few bowlers of that tome had nightmares of him. He amassed more than 15000 runs in international cricket with an average of almost 50. The reason why the Caribbeans weren’t afraid to lose was mostly due to Sir Viv Richards who was the most destructive batsman the world has ever seen.

On the other hand, India has Virat Kohli who has often been compared with Sir Richards. One has to agree with the fact that the current Indian batting revolves around him because of his never-ending hunger of scoring runs. The aggressive nature of the Indian skipper reflects in his batting style as he likes to dominate the bowlers from the word go.

The credit for India’s success on the highest level should be given to Kohli who led the team by setting an example himself, scoring runs everywhere. He is the backbone of the Indian batting line-up and can take the game away from opposition singlehandedly with his astonishing strokeplay and sheer class. Currently, he is all geared up for breaking every single batting record with many more still to come.