Former Indian spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan praised star India batter Virat Kohli for showing his emotions on the field and having an attacking attitude similar to West Indian legend Sir Vivian Richards as well. However, Kohli has often been celebrated and criticized equally by fans and the media for his in-your-face attitude as well.

Speaking on Sony Sport’s Tamil Cricket Podcast – Cricket Petta, Sivaramakrishnan said as quoted by News18: “Kohli’s attacking attitude is something that he himself enjoys and celebrates. You should show your emotions. You shouldn’t be like a machine on the ground. You should have an attitude like Sir Vivian Richards who would intimidate bowlers with his eyes. Kohli’s attacking attitude and Dhoni’s calm demeanour. For me, the red ball best captain is Virat and the white ball is MS Dhoni.”

However, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan also called batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the best captain he played under during his career as well.

“Sunil Gavaskar was the best captain, I played under. He was very good with strategy and analytical in approach. Kapil Dev was a very instinctive captain. He will go with his gut instinct. He gave an extra over to Madan Lal in 1983, that’s instinctive captaincy. With Sunil Gavaskar, you can ask for anything but you have to justify it, why you want to do it. If you do that he will give you the freedom to set your fields and plan your attack,” concluded Sivaramakrishnan.