‘What Has He Even Done?’ Yuvraj Singh’s ‘Legend At 30’ Remark For Virat Kohli Irks Haters

Former Indian middle order batsman Yuvraj SIngh has commended Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his presence in international cricket by suggesting that he has already achieved a high and respectful status in the game at such a young age.

“Virat showed some great promise when he came on board. The moment he got the opportunities, he grabbed them. That’s how he took a spot in the World Cup (Indian squad) because he was very young at that time. And it was between him and Rohit. At that time, Virat was scoring runs. That’s the reason, Virat got the spot. And compared to now, there is a complete change in him,” Yuvraj told The Times of India.

“Virat Kohli already become a “Legend”
– Yuvraj Singh pic.twitter.com/lvbEjLvdOu

— harika (@haarika888) July 20, 2021

“I have seen him grow and train in front of me. He was probably the hardest worker, very disciplined with his training. When he was scoring runs, you could see that he is somebody who wants to be the best player in the world. He had that kind of an attitude. He has got that swag.”

“He was scoring a lot of runs and then became the captain. Sometimes you get bogged down, but when he became captain, his consistency became even better. At almost 30, he has achieved a lot of things.

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“People become legends when they retire. At 30, he already became a legend. It was really great to watch him grow as a cricketer. Hope he finishes on a high, because he has got a lot of time,” Yuvraj further said.

It goes without saying that Kohli has proven himself to be a modern-day cricketing marvel and the fact that the followers of the game from all over the world acknowledge him to be a top-level batter at the moment, despite some severe struggles in his form, only doubles down on his iconic status.

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Making his international debut in 2008, the Delhi-born has experienced some heart-breaking moments like the World Cup 2019 and the World Test Championships final losses but he has also become the highest international run-scorer among active cricketers over the last decade and continues to be the only player in the world to average more than 50 runs in all three formats.

Nonetheless, the non-believers of Kohli simply decided to overlook everything that he’d achieved and went on to challenge what Singh said about the skipper:

A captain who hasen’t won a single big tournament becomes Legend nowdays. IPL, T20, 50 over WC, WTC, Champion’s Trophy..Yuvraj dosen’t understand meaning of Legend i guess. Personal achievements in sub-continent flat wickets do not create legends. Wasim Akram, Dhoni are Legends.

— Souvik Dhar (@SouvikD74073341) July 19, 2021

You are watching cricket not too long away
Have you heard Ricky Ponting, Graeme Smith, vivian Richards, MSD

— Hydra^°Dupleix©®ⒾⒸⓀⒺⓉ (@13kyahogakohli1) July 20, 2021

Paaji 2014 ka damage control kar rahe https://t.co/eL4nUU6jtS

— Sourav (@s0urav27) July 19, 2021

He mean to say that Kohli is finished. It’s retirement time!!. https://t.co/FYzcrBLj5W

— avinashhh (@avinoice) July 19, 2021

Indirectly telling him to retire https://t.co/iuRF0bqVj7

— • (@tdfsas) July 19, 2021