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New Delhi. Team India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli is touching new heights with every match. King Kohli, playing the 500th match of his international career as the second Test against the West Indies, made many achievements together on Thursday. At the end of the first day of the Test, Team India’s first innings score was 288 for 4 and Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 87 and Ravindra Jadeja was unbeaten on 36. During his unbeaten innings, he passed Jacques Kallis of South Africa in terms of runs. Left behind. Now he has become the fifth number batsman in the world in terms of runs and only Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene are above him.
Virat has not only become a fan of his sports skills, but has also become a favorite of the world’s legendary cricketers. Courtney Walsh, the great West Indies fast bowler, considers Virat as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
Virat does not want to ‘go’
Walsh said that when it comes to greatness in the context of Indian cricket, he would rate Kohli second only to Sachin Tendulkar.Walsh, who has taken 519 wickets in Test cricket and 227 in ODIs, said while talking to Jio Cinema ‘Brian Lara and Viv Richards, I would keep them from West Indies’ point of view. Apart from this, Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh. Apart from this, there are Graham Gooch and Javed Miandad of England, against whom I probably did not play many matches, but the way they explained the importance of their wickets, the same thing is in Virat Kohli. He does not want to ‘go’ (get out). That’s why I will include him in my top 4, top 5 greatest cricketers that I have seen (playing).
‘I am not surprised at his achievements’
Walsh also recalled the conversation he had with Virat when he was the captain of Team India. The veteran cricketer of West Indies said, ‘He has passion for the game. He wants to leave a special mark on the game. I remember the conversation I had with him when I was the selector of the West Indies team. We had a long conversation. I want to say that he wants to be the best. He is always ready to take advice from anyone who can help him improve his game. I am not at all surprised at his achievements. The passion he has and the passion he has, he wants to be on top of whatever he does.
Eye on Virat’s century on the second day of Test
Let us tell you that India is leading 1-0 in the two-Test series against the West Indies. Team India has strengthened its position on the very first day of the second test. On the second day of the Test, the eyes of Indian fans will be focused on Virat’s century. He hopes that King Kohli will make his 500th match memorable by scoring a century. If Virat is successful in doing this, then it will be the 76th century of his international career and 29th century of his Test career.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 21, 2023
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