Rahul Dravid hails Virat Kohli in front of his 500th global game- Group India lead trainer Rahul Dravid has hailed Virat Kohli for his persistent effort and devotion in the background as the last option gets ready to play his 500th worldwide game. The Indian legend additionally named the 34-year-old as a motivation to numerous players in the ongoing group as well as impending abilities in the country.
Kohli will play his 500th global match when India takes on West Indies in the second Trial of the two-match series at Port of Spain in Trinidad, beginning Thursday, July 20. The previous India chief has up until this point highlighted in 110 Tests, 274 ODIs, and 115 T20Is.
At a public interview in front of the subsequent Test, Dravid conceded that he didn’t know about Kohli’s milestone.
“I didn’t realize that this is his 500th game. I’m not an extraordinary one for numbers. Hearing that is perfect.
It’s fabulous; he’s a genuine motivation to such countless players inside this group definitely and to so
many young men and young ladies back home in India,” Dravid said.
“His numbers and his details represent themselves – it’s for the most part present in the book. As far as I might be concerned, what’s been perfect to see direct has been the work and the work that he
places in the background when nobody is watching.
That is reflected in the way that he has had the option to play 500 games,” he added.
Affirming that he is as yet pushing ahead, Dravid portrayed the energy and excitement that Kohli
brings to the game regardless of playing 500 matches and having been around for 12-13 years, as really awesome.
“That does not come simple, that comes in view of a ton of difficult work in the background, a ton of
penances that he has made all through his vocation and he will keep on making.
That is something incredible for a mentor since you can see a lot of youthful players will shift focus
over to that and be roused by that,” Dravid proceeded.
Kohli is India’s second-most noteworthy run-getter in worldwide cricket, having scored up 25,461 runs
at a normal of 53.48, with 75 hundred and 131 fifties.