‘I will definitely have him in my top 4’ – Former legendary West Indies players heaps praise on Virat Kohli after his magnificent performance in 2nd Test against West Indies

Former India captain Virat Kohli appeared in an international game for the 500th time on Thursday, July 21 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain during the 2nd Test of the ongoing 2-match Test series between India and West Indies. The right-handed batter is moving towards making this milestone game more historic as he needs just 13 runs to smash his 29th Test century.

Meanwhile, former legendary West Indies player Courtney Walsh has heaped praise on Kohli and compared him to some of the greatest players of the game like Sachin Tendulkar, Javed Miandad, Brian Lara, Vivian Richards and others. He said that he will always have Kohli in his top 4 cricketers.

“Well, as an Indian great, I would rate him just behind Sachin. Sachin is one of the greatest I have seen and played against. Brian Lara, Viv Richards, I will put them up from a West Indian point of view. Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh. Two gentlemen I played when I was a youngster. There is also Graham Gooch from England and Javed Miandad, against whom I probably did not as many games, but the value they put on their wickets reminded me of Virat Kohli as well. He doesn’t want to go. So I will definitely have him in my top 4, top 5 greatest cricketers I have seen,” he added.

You could tell that he wants to be the best: Courtney Walsh

Kohli produced a brilliant performance in the first Test against the Caribbean side but failed to smash the century. However, this time, the 34-year-old has a great opportunity to achieve the milestone. Meanwhile, Walsh continued to praise Kohli and said that he wants to leave a mark in the game and wants to be the best in the game.

“He has got the passion for the game, he wants to leave a mark in the game. I remember having a conversation with him when I was the selector for West Indies, and he was the captain. We were having a chat. You could tell that he wants to be the best. He was willing to seek out advice from anyone that will help to do so. I am not surprised by the achievement. The passion he has and the drive he has to be the top 3, top 5 in everything he does,” Walsh said.