Kohli has the courage and wisdom to take his imagination to infinity, he is the most complete Indian batsman of my time: Chappell
Hugely impressed by Virat Kohli’s scintillating innings in the T20 World Cup opening match against Pakistan, Australian legend Greg Chappell termed the former captain as the most complete Indian batsman of his time. Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 against Pakistan to give India a thrilling victory. Chappell termed Kohli’s innings as a ‘song of God’ and said, “No batsman in the past has ruthlessly hammered his opponent last Sunday without compromising on the art of batting.” was able to do it.
He wrote in his column in the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’, “Kohli is the most complete Indian batsman of my time. Only the greatest champions have the courage and intelligence to take their imagination to the infinity. Kohli has that. In this case, probably only Tiger Pataudi is seen close to him. Chappell said, “Kohli played an innings that was close to God’s song like never before in T20 cricket. Like a cat playing with new wool rings, Kohli first harassed them and then devastated the Pakistani bowling attack.
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Chappell further said that Kohli’s innings against Pakistan also legalized T20 cricket. He said, “It was such an innings in which the art of batting was also seen. No one has been able to do as much cricket as I have seen.” The former India coach said, “It was also an innings that legalized T20 cricket. No one can now dismiss T20 cricket as mere form of entertainment.