This man is true up there with Tendulkar, says Darren Gough as he shares his first impression of Virat Kohli

Darren Gough revealed his preliminary impression of Virat Kohli and feels that the previous Indian skipper is 100 away from regaining kind.

Virat kohli (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSGough reveals that he was amazed by Kohli’s talent the primary time he noticed himKohli performed for the primary time in England in 2011Gough feels the previous Indian captain is 100 away from regaining kind

Former England pacer Darren Gough has opened up on his first impression of Virat Kohli and in contrast him to the legendary Indian batter, Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli is taken into account to be one of many trendy greats of the sport and has discovered himself being in comparison with Tendulkar on a number of events. The 33-year-old already has 70 worldwide a whole bunch to his identify as nicely.

The Indian star first travelled to England with the Indian squad in 2011, the place he impressed everybody together with his performances.

Talking to Cricket.com, Gough revealed his first impression of the right-handed batter when he noticed him taking part in in England. He revealed his amazement on the expertise of the previous Indian skipper and in contrast him to Tendulkar.

“When I first noticed him taking part in in England, I believed, WOW I believed Tendulkar was good. He was good, a genius in actual fact, however this man, Virat Kohli is true up there with him. Amazing participant, such model, aggression every thing I wished to search for in a cricketer. He can tackle the quick ball, good in opposition to spin. He has acquired that vanity, places the cap on as nicely every so often,” said Gough.

Kohli has been going through a lean patch in international cricket as his last hundred came way back in 2019. Gough said that he wants Kohli to get back to scoring hundreds and compared his lean patch to the one Root was going through sometime back. The former England pacer said that Kohli is one century away from regaining form.

“I want him to get back scoring hundreds. We have seen Joe Root used to go through that spell a lot of 70s, 80s and 90s. But I feel that with Virat, once he gets one, he would just keep going hundred, hundred, hundred. And that’s what Joe Root has done. Virat is going though that spell and he just needs to score that first one and then he is going to cash in for the next 3-4 years,” stated Gough.

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