New Delhi: Legendary West Indies pacer Wesley Hall lavished huge praise on ace batter Virat Kohli when he visited the Indian cricket team at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Tuesday. Hall also presented his autobiography to the likes of Kohli, head coach Rahul Dravid, and captain Rohit Sharma. The former lethal pacer shared a heartwarming moment with Kohli, lauding him for his excellence and revealing that he thoroughly follows his career.
Hall was a special guest at the venue where Team India held their second training session ahead of the Super 8 clash against Afghanistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup. In a brief chat with Kohli, he opined that he has seen a lot of great batters over the years and Kohli belongs right at the top with the legends of the game.
The ex-sports minister of Barbados reserved humbling words for Kohli saying, “You have come to practice and you have to see an old man. I have seen a lot of great players and you are one of them. I have followed your career and I hope you play for India for many more years,” the legendary paceman said.
Kohli gets words of appreciation
The clips of his meeting with Team India and specifically with Kohli are making rounds on social media and in one such video, he can be seen conversing with Kohli about his stats. Kohli has 80 international centuries to his credit and Sir Wesley Hall very well remembers the fact, like a Kohli fanboy. After handing him his autobiography “Answering the Call”, Hall wished the ex-India skipper luck to get to 100 centuries.
“I follow your stats… so I know you’re on 80. Get to 100 centuries,” Hall said and Kohli gave a chuckling “Yes” as the reply.
Watch the video here –
“I follow your stats, so I know you’re on some 80 centuries”
At the end Sir Wesley Hall said,
“Get 100 centuries” 👏🏻
86Yo Sir Wesley Winfield Hall follows Virat Kohli’s stats like a fanboy pic.twitter.com/kqv9s137SI
— Gaurav (@Melbourne__82) June 19, 2024
The 86-year-old from Barbados played 48 Tests in a career spanning 16 years which is a stark contrast to the nomadic life of a current international player. He formed a lethal bowling partnership with Charlie Griffith in the 1960s.
Sir Wesley Hall turned out to be a Virat Kohli fanboy when he met Team India in Barbados and presented his autobiography to them ahead of their Super 8 clash against Afghanistan. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
