Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa praises India’s star batter Virat Kohli for his evolution over his career following allegations from Amit Mishra.
Robin Uthappa Praises Virat Kohli’s Journey after Amit Mishra’s allegations
Uthappa has hailed Virat Kohli for his changes over the years after Mishra alleged the cricketer has changed a lot after gaining fame in international cricket. He said that he never gave him clarity on his future in the team.
Amid the allegations, Uthappa has backed Kohli hailing him for his evolution from a young Delhi boy to a legend. Kohli made his ODI debut in Sri Lanka in 2008 and turned an inexperienced youngster into one of the greatest in the game.
“I have actually seen Virat kind of evolve from a brash young Delhi boy to an evolved human being. You know the evolution has been quite tremendous, to be honest. Today he’s practically reaping what he had sown 15 years ago,” said Uthappa on media.
The 2007 T20 World Cup winner praised Virat Kohli for his conviction in his game and mentioned how he turned the belief in his abilities into staggering career numbers.
“One of the things that has always stood out to me about Cheeku has been his conviction in himself. When I listen to a young 19-year-old Virat Kohli, you know talking about himself or his conviction in himself, you’ll get mortified, you’ll be like ‘What is this dude talking about?’. “But fast forward 10 years and you be like ‘Okay now that makes sense,'” he added.
Recently, Virat Kohli announced his T20I retirement after India’s T20 World Cup triumph in the USA and West Indies. Despite struggling to score runs in the group stages, Super 8s, and semi-finals of the tournament, Kohli scored a match-winning 76 runs also helping him to win the Player of the Match.
Kohli retired as the second-highest runscorer in T20Is with 4188 runs after Rohit Sharma who has 4231 runs to his name and the highest run scorer in the T20 World Cup with 1292 runs.
