No Dhoni or Rohit; Virat Kohli Names Two IPL Goats; Also Reveals His Favorite Team to Play Against

The Indian Premier League came into existence in 2008 and was one of the first of its kind. Over the years, it has grown even bigger, and now it is among the biggest sports events in the world. There is no tournament in cricket that is bigger than the IPL. That’s why almost every star cricketer has taken a place in this league. Over the season, a number of big cricketers have featured in this competition. However, Virat Kohli is undoubtedly among them.

The former RCB skipper is among the best cricketers to play the game. He is one of those limited ones equally effective in all three formats. But when it comes to white-ball cricket, not many come even close to him. Especially in T20 cricket, he has put up some unreal numbers at the international level and in the IPL as well.

Virat Kohli picks two GOATs in the Indian Premier League (IPL)

Virat has scored the most runs in IPL history. He has played 228 games and made 6844 runs at an average strike rate of 36.59 and 129.67, respectively. The former RCB skipper has also scored five centuries and 47 half-centuries in the league. He is also among the greats, or GOAT, in the IPL. But what does Virat think about who is the GOAT in the league? In the latest Q&A on Jio Cinema, Virat picks the IPL GOAT.

Players like MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, David Warner, AB De Villiers, and many more have been part of the IPL at some point. But it is almost impossible to pick one single player among them. That’s why Virat named two players as GOATs in the IPL. Virat picked De Villiers and Lasith Malinga, whom he thinks is the best in the IPL’s history.

He and De Villiers are great friends and also shared a good bond playing for the RCB. De Villiers played 184 IPL games and managed 5162 runs at 39.70 and 151.68, with three hundred and 40 half-centuries. Malinga was the highest wicket-taker when he retired with 170 runs in 122 games. He was one of the prime reasons for MI’s success in the league. Apart from this, Virat also answered a few other questions.

He picked Ambati Rayudu as the “Most underrated batter,” while picking Shane Watson as the “Greatest All-rounder.” When asked about the best spinner between Rashid Khan and Sunil Narine, the former RCB skipper picked Rashid. Virat also said that ‘pull-shot’ is his favorite in T20, and CSK is the best team to play against because of their huge fan base.