Virat Kohli The Hardest Working Cricketer That I Have Seen: Vikram Rathour

Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour heaped praises on the captain Virat Kohli for his achievements in international cricket so far. As the years have passed by, Virat Kohli has enjoyed a meteoric rise both as a leader and batsman. The right-handed batsman not only sets high standards for himself but also for his teammates, thus inspiring them to push themselves and do better.

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At present, Virat Kohli is the only batsman to average more than 50 across formats comfortably. He is also within top ten rankings for all the versions. While as captain Kohli has got plenty to accomplish in terms of winning ICC trophies, he is already India’s most successful Test captain. Under the Delhi batsman, India stayed at number one position for more than three years and won 33 Tests out of 55.

According to Vikram Rathour, Virat Kohli is the hardest working cricketer, who has his sights on being the best player and works hard for it. Rathour commended the right-handed batsman’s commitment and respect towards the game as well.

“For me, the best thing about Virat Kohli is his commitment to the game. He wants to be the best player in the world and he works hard for that. He puts in the hard yards, and he is the hardest working cricketer that I have seen.” Rathour told Sportskeeda.

“Virat Kohli plays every format differently and that has been one of his greatest strengths” : Vikram Rathour

The former India cricketer went on to mention that Kohli is one player, who adapts quite quickly and can mould his gameplay according to the situation. The 51-year old iterated the example of 2016 IPL edition when the 31-year old was in a rich vein of form.

After playing two months of slam-bang cricket, he went on to slam a double-century in the West Indies without hitting a single ball in the air. With 973 runs and four centuries, Kohli won the Orange Cap in 2016.

“Other than that I believe his adaptability is his biggest strength. He is not a one dimensional player, he can change his game as and when required. He plays every format differently and that has been one of his greatest strengths. One of the best example in which I saw was in the 2016 IPL where he scored four hundreds and hit 40 odd sixes.

He was going through a great patch of form and after that we had a tour to the West Indies. After playing like that for two months in the IPL, he goes to the West Indies and in the first match he scores a double hundred without hitting a single ball in the air.” Rathour stated further.

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