Former India cricketers VVS Laxman and Gautam Gambhir showered praises on the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, for becoming the first batsman to score 20,000 international runs in a decade. Kohli, who became the fastest batsman to score 12,000 ODI runs on Wednesday, as he has amassed 22,074 runs in international cricket since making his debut in 2008. Kohli is also the quickest batsman to surpass the tally of 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, and 11,000 ODI runs.
Laxman acknowledged that he himself had doubted Kohli and felt that at one stage the Indian skipper will burn out, but was surprised after seeing the determination of the Indian skipper on the field.
During a show on Star Sports, Laxman had said, “Oh yeah, phenomenal! I think the way he has played in each and every series, the kind of intensity he has maintained each and every day, when he’s on the cricket field is unbelievable. Because at some stage I thought that will be the biggest challenge for Virat Kohli, but not even once we have seen that energy drop-down when Virat is on the cricket field, whether he is batting or he is fielding.”
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Laxman also praised Kohli for his art of chasing the targets and said the Indian skipper relishes the pressure and responsibilities.
VVS Laxman said, “And under pressure, because if you see his one-day record, how many centuries did he get while chasing and then you know that you’ve got a target to achieve, there’s always a scoreboard pressure on him, but he relishes pressure, he relishes responsibility and that’s what gets the best out of him.”
Gambhir echoed the sentiments and couldn’t hold himself from praising the India captain.
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Gautam Gambhir said, “You can take anything, you can actually do whatever you want, but the best feeling in the world is, when you score that last run and come back to your hotel room and you’re so satisfied that you’ve done something for your country, what you were meant to do. So probably, all those combinations have made him what he is, and hats off to him, he’s scored more than 20,000 runs, centuries all that.”
