Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli on GOAT of Cricket, IPL 2023:

Team India's star batsman and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli on Wednesday revealed the names of two batsmen whom he considers the 'Greatest of all time' 'GOAT' He said that he completely changed the direction of cricket.

"I have always taken two names, Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Viv Richards are the GOATs of cricket. Sachin is my hero. These two revolutionized batting in their generation (Virat kohli on GOAT Players) Di and completely changed the direction of cricket. (Virat Kohli on GOAT of Cricket) So I think they are two of the greatest," Virat said in a video posted by RCB.

Both Sachin and Viv have the figures which justify Virat's words.

(Sachin Tendulkar Records) In 664 international matches, Sachin scored 34,357 runs at an average of 48.52, including 100 centuries and 164 fifties.

His best score is 248*.

He holds many records in cricket, including most runs in Tests, ODIs and international cricket.

He is also the only player to score 100 international centuries as a rival along with Virat Kohli (75 centuries).

With 201 international wickets and best bowling figures of 5/32, Sachin was also a prolific spin bowler.

Viv (Sir Viv Richards Records) was considered one of the most dangerous batsmen of his time.

He was part of the West Indies team that won the 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups.

He scored 8,540 runs in 121 Tests at an average of 50.23 with 24 centuries and 45 fifties.

He scored 6,721 runs in 187 ODIs at an average of 47.00, including 11 centuries and 45 fifties.

Asked what he would say if he shared a table with retired tennis great Roger Federer and footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Virat said he would simply listen to them both talking.

Virat said, "I will just shut up and listen to both of them. I don't have much to add to that conversation. It will be about listening to the two greatest athletes in the history of the sport."

Recalling the fun of playing with trump cards as a child, Virat said that playing with his friends was one of his favorite things.

Lex Luger (former WWE wrestler), used to be in the first place.

There was also Giant Gonsalves (WWE wrestler).

It was fun playing with those cards.

I also had posters of sportspersons, especially cricketers," Virat said.

RCB will start their Indian Premier League IPL 2023 (IPL 2023) season with a match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 2 April.

Last year, RCB qualified for the playoffs and lost to Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in Qualifier 2.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Squad strength: 25 players (Overseas 8)

Players bought during IPL 2023 auction

– Reece Topley (Rs 1.9 cr), Himanshu Sharma (Rs 20 lacs), Will Jaques (Rs 3.2 cr), Manoj Bhandge (Rs 20 lacs), Rajan Kumar (Rs 70 lacs), Avinash Singh (INR 60 Lakh).

Retained players

- Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudesai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror , Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddharth Kaul, Akash Deep.