Virat Kohli, The ‘GOAT’: World Cup 2023 is taking Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli to new heights of greatness. With 543 runs in eight matches so far, Kohli is India’s leading run-scorer in the tournament and the third-highest overall.

Virat Kohli eyes number one position :-

When India faces Netherlands in its last group match, Kohli’s target will be to reach the top. With two centuries and four fifties in the tournament so far, Virat Kohli has once again shown why he is considered one of the greatest players of modern cricket.

Viv Richards told the secret behind Virat Kolhi becoming ‘GOAT’:-

Great West Indies batsman Viv Richards also now talked about the Indian star and explained why he is one of the greatest players of cricket. He said, “Virat is a passionate player and what sets him apart is his mental strength. He has supported himself all the time and on the previous occasions when I have spoken to him and we discussed things, his mental strength has Always impressed me.”

“There are very few players or people who have this quality and Virat Kohli is one of those people.”

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Viv Richards said – "It's phenomenal to see Virat Kohli back after the tough times. He have been go through tough times. But he is back incredible, I love his enthusiasm, while fielding, appealing, batting – I like those individuals". (To ICC) pic.twitter.com/4OnQyWOjkT

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) November 9, 2023

Richards also revealed about Kohli’s bad phase:-

Richards also spoke at length about the criticism Kohli received during his poor run and said that no one can look beyond Virat Kohli. It is worth noting that even when Kohli did not score a century during almost three years between November 2019 and September 2022, he was consistently scoring 50+ scores.

“I’ve been a big fan of Virat for a long time, and he keeps showing why he’s regarded as one of the greatest of all time, just like the great Sachin.”

Let us also tell you that Kohli has scored 9 centuries since September 2022, which also includes 2 centuries in the World Cup 2023. In terms of centuries in international cricket, he is second after Sachin Tendulkar with 100 centuries with 79 centuries.

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