The star Indian batter Virat Kohli is one of the most celebrated cricketers all over the world in modern cricket, establishing him as India's great in all formats. However, former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu has praised Kohli's personality and the aura he carries in the team, stating that his contributions have made sure that India dominates.
In all, Rayudu highlighted Kohli's contribution in levelling up the standard of Indian cricket in the form of fitness.
He said,
"The kind of things he has done for Indian cricket, I don't think anyone else has. And his value, many people don't realize."
"It's not just about his batting. Yes, batting is there, but fitness. Before him, players were fit, naturally fit, many of them. But because of him, Indian cricket has reached another level."
"Virat Kohli has given Indian cricket the next 100 years in which Indian cricket will dominate. Because what he started is extraordinary. He had the skill, but to that skill he added fitness. Once you are fit, you are always mentally sharper, and your cricketing execution improves that much more. So for Test Cricket also, it is very good."
While praising Kohli, he stated that he was a key player in Indian cricket and also talked about his test retirement.
He said,
"In my opinion, he took it too early, 100 percent. He should have played a lot more. Fitness-wise, I don't think even half the players are fitter than him."
"I just hope he is happy. Because sometimes people think if you have so many hundreds, or so much money, then you are happy. But eventually, I just hope that he is happy."