After scoring more than 500 runs in the ongoing Test series against England, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli has proven that he is arguably one of the best batsmen in the world. England was the only place where he was yet to score the runs and on this tour, he has amassed 544 runs so far in eight innings. His exceptional batting has led to the former Windies pacer Michael Holding to compare him with the legendary Sir Vivian Richards.
Kohli’s aggression and the determination to win every game has stood out so far in his captaincy career. Though Team India has lost both their overseas Test series this year, they gave a tough time to the teams like South Africa and England close who were close to unbeatable in their own backyard.
Michael Holding, while speaking to Pak Passion, showered praises on Kohli and felt that he has all the skills which Viv Richards had during his playing days. He opined, “He’s a great player, he is confident, he believes in himself. He reminds me a lot of Viv Richards, his belief, on top of skill, with a great temperament. He has all of those things. There are many things you need to become a great batsman. One is that you obviously have to have the skill. Secondly, you have to have a good temperament. He has both in abundance.”
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Moreover, Holding recalled the early part of the Test series when the conditions for batting were extremely tough. But the Indian skipper was still managing to score runs. His 149 in Birmingham was one of the top knocks which unfortunately wasn’t enough to win a game for his team. However, Holding hailed Virat’s temperament to let go of the good deliveries out of his mind and concentrate on the next one.
Holding concluded, “He has a lot of skill and he has great temperament. Nothing worries him, even when he was batting in the first 2 Tests against England when his team was struggling at various points, he did not look worried and he looked as if he was in control of the situation. A ball would go past the edge of his bat and you would see him smiling because he has that great temperament to handle situations and the pressure and use his skills to produce the goods. He’s a great player, he is confident, he believes in himself.”
