Virat Kohli Is The Best Player To Come Out Of India: David Lloyd

Virat Kohli is the poster boy of not only Indian cricket but also world cricket. And, he has achieved that through sheer hard work, a relentless drive towards fitness and unrelenting motivation of being the best in the world.

Having made his international debut back in the year 2008 against Sri Lanka, the current Indian captain has broken a plethora of records and is primed to scale and create a few more, once cricket resumes post coronavirus pandemic.

From fans to former cricketers to pundits, everyone is the fan of Virat Kohli’s unrelenting desire and intensity towards making his team win in all situations and conditions, including former England batsman and coach-turned commentator, David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd.

Heaping high praise on the current Indian captain, Lloyd reckoned that Virat Kohli is the best player to have come out of India. Lloyd also termed the 31-year-old as ‘fearless’ and someone who always puts his team ahead of individual performances.

“I definitely pay to watch England play as a team. Ben Stokes is box office. But I’d go for Virat Kohli. I reckon he is the best player to come out of India. He is fearless and, crucially, I think he always puts his team first. He has to win — for the team,” David Lloyd was quoted as saying by Sportmail.

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Virat Kohli took over the mantle from Sachin Tendulkar post the 2011 World Cup

Virat Kohli first shot into limelight when he led India to a U-19 World Cup title back in 2008 when the Boys in Blue defeated South Africa in a low-scoring final in Kuala Lumpur.

An India debut soon followed during the one-day international series in Sri Lanka where he played as an opener in place of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who had sat out of that rubber.

But it was only in the winter of 2009 and his exploits in the next 12 months leading into the 2011 World Cup when Kohli asserted his place in the white-ball set-up. He became the first Indian batsman to score a hundred in his debut World Cup game. Kohli made a crucial contribution of 35 in the final against Sri Lanka before his innings was cut-short by a brilliant return catch by Tillakaratne Dilshan.

After Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, Kohli took over the mantle of spearheading the Indian batting in both formats of the game. And boy, hasn’t he done that with aplomb.

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