ormer South Africa captain AB de Villiers described India captain Virat Kohli as the ‘best batsman in the world’. Speaking to Sport 24, the former Proteas batsman said: “Virat’s performances over the last while have been incredible and I can’t see it stopping very soon. I have played with him for eight years now in the IPL and you can never take the class out of the guy.”
But de Villiers further said that the 30-year-old has the ability to push back from bad phases which makes him the best batsman in the world at the moment. “I believe it’s his personality and mental strength that gets him through those moments and makes him the best ODI player in the world at the moment.”
Kohli and de Villiers will play together for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League. “I see lots of similarities between myself and Virat. We are both fighters and don’t enjoy losing, we love batting together and taking the game away from teams. (De Villiers has left South Africa to partake in the IPL, which starts on 23 March).”
