Virat Kohli led Team India is currently in England where they will take on New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship Final on June 18 at Southampton. Prior to that, Batting coach Vikram Rathour has shared the biggest quality of Kohli, calling him the best batsman in international cricket as well.
In a recent interview with The Times of India, Vikram Rathour revealed what makes the swashbuckling batsman different from others.
“Virat is, of course, the best in the world. His records speak for him. The kind of talent and consistency he’s shown is there for all of us to see. His work ethics are second to none. But for me, the biggest quality I’ve seen in Virat, and I’ve said it before too, is his adaptability. In that aspect, he’s unique. He is someone who can effortlessly shift gears and change his game depending on the situation and that is his biggest quality,” Rathour said.
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The batting coach has also given the example where he shared how Virat Kohli adapted his game within a few weeks. It was in 2016 when he hit centuries in the IPL, including 40-odd sixes and had a strike rate of 150-plus as well. Soon after, Team India toured to the West Indies to play in Tests and there Kohli scored a double hundred without hitting a single ball in the air as well.
However, Virat Kohli is considered one of the best in the business. And Vikram Rathour feels his ability to be an all-round batsman is what sets him apart from other cricketers as well.
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“We have so many players today, internationally, who have strengths and certain areas in which they’re at the top of their game. Some take stress well, some have a good defence, some can be explosive at will. Virat is a combination of all these elements and that, I think, is his biggest strength. He’s a complete package,” Rathour further added.
“It’s not about whether he can hit a six, of course, he can hit a six. But does the team or the situation require that now, or does it require him to stay out there in the middle and man the ship? Virat’s the kind of guy who can change those gears better than anyone else in the game today. That’s what makes him who he is. I haven’t seen anybody who can do it the way Virat does it,” Rathour expressed about Virat Kohli.
