‘For me, only 2 people qualify for it’ – Virat Kohli picks two legendary cricketers as ‘GOATs’ of cricket

Former India skipper Virat Kohli went on to score the 28th Test century of his international career after a long gap of 1205 days in the fourth and final Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday, March 12. The last century he scored was back in November 2019, in the pink-ball Test match against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, which was also India’s first-ever Day-Night Test for the Rohit Sharma-led side. There, he scored 139 runs against the Bangla Tigers.

Kohli scored the 75th ton of his International career on Sunday. After Sachin Tendulkar, he is the only other batter in history to achieve that milestone. It is predicted that Kohli will surpass Tendulkar’s incredible record of 100 centuries in international cricket. Although the 34-year-old still needs 25 hundred to complete that record.

Recently, in an interview, the Bangalore franchise player named legend batters Sachin Tendulkar and Viv Richards as the ‘greatest of all time’ players. “No, I wouldn’t consider myself the GOAT of cricket. For me, only 2 people qualify for it. It Sachin Tendulkar and Viv Richards,” Kohli was quoted as saying on Star Sports in a show about the most googled questions about him.

Bangalore to face Mumbai in their Indian T20 League 2023 opener

Tendulkar also known as master-blaster ha League s many records against his name. The fromer Mumbai franchise skipper has scored 34,357 runs in 664 international games, including 100 centuries and 164 fifty-plus scores. With 201 international wickets and the best bowling figures of 5/32, Tendulkar was also a good spin bowler.

On the other hand, Richards is considerd as one of the best batters of his time. He played a crucial role for West Indies in winning the World Cups in 1975 and 1979. He has scored 8,540 runs in 121 Tests at an average of 50.23, with 24 tons and 45 fifties. He has also scored 6,721 runs in 187 ODIs at an average of 47.00, with 11 hundreds and 45 half-centuries.

The 34-year-old will now be seen in the 16th edition of the Indian T20 League whicjh is scheduled to begin from Friday, March 31. Faf du Plessis-led Bangalore franchise will their opening game against the most successful franchise of the league, the Mumbai side led by Men in Blue skipper Rohit Sharma on April 2 at M. Chinnaswammy Stadium.