‘I would rate him just behind Sachin Tendulkar, he reminds me of Javed Miandad’: Courtney Walsh on Virat Kohli

Former West Indian bowler Courtney Walsh heaped praises on former Indian captain Virat Kohli and said he would rate him just behind Sachin Tendulkar. Walsh also said the elegant right-hander reminds him of former Pakani batter Javed Miandad. .
“Well, as an Indian great, I would rate him just behind Sachin. Sachin is one of the greatest I have seen and played against,” Walsh told JioCinema.
Speaking of great batters he played against Walsh said, “Brian Lara, Viv Richards, I will put them up from a West Indian point of view. Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh. Two gentlemen I played when I was a youngster.”

“There is also Graham Gooch from England and Javed Miandad, against whom I probably did not as many games, but the value they put on their wickets reminded me of Virat Kohli as well. He doesn’t want to go. So I will definitely have him in my top 4, top 5 greatest cricketers I have seen,” he added,” he added.
Walsh also recalled a chat when Kohli was India’s captain. “He has got the passion for the game, he wants to leave a mark in the game. I remember having a conversation with him when I was the selector for West Indies, and he was the captain. We were having a chat. You could tell that he wants to be the best.”
“He was willing to seek out advice from anyone that will help to do so. I am not surprised the achievement. The passion he has and the drive he has to be the top 3, top 5 in everything he does,” He added.
Kohli on Thursday scored an exquisite 87. He got off the mark with a straight drive after consuming 20 dot balls and will go into day two just 13 runs shy of his first hundred in an overseas Test since December 2018.

The majority of his six boundaries came on the off side including a picture-perfect cover drive off a Kemar Roach half-volley in the 57th over.