Viv Richards feels Virat Kohli is mentally strong enough to do well in England
Viv Richards, who has often shown his likeness towards Virat Kohli, feels that despite missing his county stint, Kohli would do well in England as he is mentally very strong. He stated that West Indies cricket team is a boysâ club, who haven't had good advice and needs correct advice to flourish.
Viv Richards, who has turned 66 now, was present in Delhi donning a different role to encourage parents to send their wards to American University of Antigua College of Medicine, a part of the Manipal group. Despite being busy, Richards stays in touch with cricket and in an interview with TOI praised Virat Kohliâs aggression and highlighted Kohliâs four hundred down under in the losing cause. He suggested that if team India would have had the same aggression as him they would have won the series.Â
âI love aggression. My whole style was aggression. I love Virat for that. I think one of the more important confrontations I have seen was when Virat scored four centuries in Australia against the best bowling attack. Thatâs the best way to respond man! If the Indian team had taken a leaf out of his book, I believe they could have won the series,â Viv Richards said.Â
Richards felt that Kohli has been doing an amazing job with the captaincy and has been a great example
âI would have loved to see him play County. I think that was a wise move. I think he was aware of what took place last time. Thatâs good thinking. But itâs disappointing now that he canât do that. But I think he is strong enough mentally. And I am backing him to do well,â he said.Â
Richards opined that the decision to tamper the ball was âdumbâ and insisted that cheating to win the game was the lowest of the low. He suggested that it was a sad day for cricket and we must move on from that.Â
âBoys will be boys. That (incident) was pretty sad in my opinion. Especially with the cameras at so many angles, that for me wasnât smart. That was so dumb. And now that we see the dumbness, let them pay. I love Steve Smith. He had a blunder. But letâs move ahead. That was a gloomy day. We donât need that in the game. If you compete hard enough you can be in the winning circle. To cheat and do it --- that to me is the lowest of the low,â he said.Â
He regarded West Indies cricket team as a âboysâ clubâ, who havenât had the best advice given to them. He explained the politics going on in the West Indies cricket board and insisted that people who have been critical of the proceedings have been pushed aside.Â
âWe had Joel Garner. I will give just one example. He was part of the board