Kohli Already A ODI Batting Legend: Richards

MUMBAI: Caribbean cricket legend Vivian Richards on Tuesday heaped praise on Indian vice captain Virat Kohli, saying he has already become a One-Day International batting legend.

Richards who was an integral member of the West Indies’ World Cup-winning squad in 1975 and 1979, also listed Kohli in his list of top 10 ODI batsmen.

Richards, considered the most fearsome batsman in the 1980s, put Sachin Tendulkar at the summit spot, followed by compatriots Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Clive Lloyd, Australians Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, India’s Virender Sehwag, Australia’s Michael Hussey, South Africa’s A.B. de Villiers and current star Kohli.

“The last name on my list, but not the least by any means, is young Virat Kohli. There might be some surprise regarding this pick because he is very young and has a lot of cricket to play still. But in my eyes, he is already legendary,” Richards said. Kohli has scored 6232 runs in 150 matches, which includes 21 hundreds.

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