15 quotes on Virat Kohli which prove why he's an all-time legend

Australia v India - Game 3
Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a name that gives nightmares to even the mightiest of the bowlers from the very instant. A perfect blend of aggression and commitment, Kohli is already regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the World at only 10 years of international cricket.

His dominance across all three formats of the game(Tests, ODIs, and T20Is) at this juncture puts him in a league of his own and gives him the tag of an all-time legend, all in just 10 years of his career in the game of cricket.

With a whopping 9,779 runs in 211 ODIs, 5,994 runs in 69 Tests and, 2,102 runs in T20Is, Kohli is already a legend at halfway through his career in the gentleman's game.

An average of 58.21 in the white-ball cricket, where others struggle to get past the mark of 50, places him leaps and bounds ahead of his peers. Not only his ODI statistics but his numbers in the red-ball cricket too contribute significantly to his greatness.

An average of 54.49, with 23 hundreds under his belt, he has not only equalled Steve Smith's tally in the number of centuries but surpassed the legendary Sir Don Bradman in the ICC Test ratings by smashing a career best of 937 points in his 7 years of service to the longer format of the game.

Kohli's game is on a completely different level at the moment, and it will only rise to new horizons in the years to come.

In 280 international matches, the 29-year-old has a total of 58 centuries under his belt and looking at his current run, it seems that might end up either equalling or breaking the legendary Sachin Tendulkar's record of a century of centuries in the game of cricket.

Let's have a look at some of the quotes on Virat Kohli that have been passed on by the cricketing fraternity.


#15 Harsha Bhogle

England v India: 2nd Investec Test - Day Four
Harsha Bhogle
"The kind of form he's in, he picked this ball yesterday afternoon."- Harsha Bhogle

#14 Nasser Hussain

England v West Indies - 1st Royal London One Day International
Nasser Hussain
"If you want to know how the team is peforming, look at Kohli's face."- Nasser Hussain

#13 Brian Lara

3rd Test - New Zealand v West Indies: Day 1
Brian Lara
"He is just an unbelievable batsman. No need to say more."- Brian Lara

#12 Michael Vaughan

Shane Warne's Australia vs Michael Vaughan's England T20 match
Michael Vaughan
"There's no shame in being beaten by a genius. Virat Kohli is a freak."- Michael Vaughan

#11 Ravichandran Ashwin

2nd Sunfoil Test: South Africa v India, Day 4
Ravichandran Ashwin
"The sandstorm from Sachin at Sharjah and the hailstorm from Kohli in Mohali should be written in the same paragraph."- Ravichandran Ashwin

#10 Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly of India
Sourav Ganguly
"I have been fortunate enough to play with and against the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Ricky Ponting, and Brian Lara, and this man is right up there with all of them. What stands out for me is not just his amazing control and his ability to adjust, but also the energy and intensity he bring to to his batting in each and every innings."- Sourav Ganguly

#9 Sir Viv Richards

Prince Harry Visits The Caribbean - Day 2
Sir Viv Richards
"I love watching Virat Kohli bat. He reminds of myself."- Sir Viv Richards

#8 Sunil Gavaskar

England v India: 1st Investec Test - Day One
Sunil Gavaskar
"To become a good player, you need talent. To become a great player, you need an attitude like Kohli's."- Sunil Gavaskar.

#7 Sanjay Manjrekar

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SANJAY MANJREKAR
"Virat Kohli's success does not surprise you. His failures do."- Sanjay Manjrekar

#6 Gary Kirsten

ICC 2013 Champions Trophy: Proteas squad announcement and kit launch
Gary Kirsten
"Virat is a rare talent. I was fortunate to be a part of that process of seeing his grow and that gives me immense pleasure."- Gary Kirsten

#5 Yuvraj Singh

Australia v India - 2011 ICC World Cup Quarter-Final
Yuvraj Singh
"There are players who are in form and there is Kohli who wins you games again and again."- Yuvraj Singh


#4 Darren Sammy

ICC World Twenty20 India 2016: Final - England v West Indies
Darren Sammy
"This guy is abusing the form he's in. The kookaburra can't take any more punishments."- Darren Sammy

#3 Imran Khan

Pakistani Elites Discuss Pakistan And Democracy In Washington
Imran Khan
"Cricket has had eras. In the eighties, it was Viv Richards, and then you had Brian Lara ad Sachin Tendulkar who stood out. Virat Kohli is one of the most complete players I've seen. He's so versatile; he plays on both feet, and on all sides of the field."- Imran Khan


#2 AB de Villiers

South Africa v West Indies - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
AB de Villiers
"He is a consummte surgeon at the crease, intensely focused, working hard, playing the ball into gaps in the field and staying calm under pressure. He is always judging the right time to consolidate and the right time to seize a game by the scruff of the neck."- AB de Villiers


#1 David Warner

Australia v Pakistan - 5th ODI
David Warner
"Even if they use a marble, Virat Kohli would stil see it like a balloon."- David Warner

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