Virat Kohli has many admirers among the community of cricket as well, and the batting great of the West Indies, Vivian Richards, has now expressed his high regard for the India star. Calling Kohli a "credit" to the game of cricket, Richards praised the Indian maestro's ability to emerge unscathed from the most difficult situations, thanks to his incredible mental strength. Kohli went without a century for nearly three years, starting in November 2019, and even took a break from the sport to recharge his batteries before coming back to slam his maiden T20I ton against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup last year.
Since September 2022, Kohli has hit nine centuries, including two at the World Cup, and has 79 centuries in international cricket, which makes him second only to fellow India great Sachin Tendulkar.
Richard said, "Virat is a go-getter, and what sets him apart is his mental strength. He will have backed himself throughout, and on the occasions in the past in which I have chatted with him and we have discussed things, his mental strength has always been evident.
“That has been key to pushing him through to how he is playing now. Very few players, or people, are built like that.”