Viv Richards Lavishes Praise On Virat Kohli & Sachin Tendulkar, Compares Duo To Sunil Gavaskar

Vivian Richards also hailed Rohit Sharma, revealing that he always has been a big fan of the senior opener especially during Virat Kohli's captaincy.

Viv Richards praised Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar and compared them to Sunil Gavaskar.

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New Delhi: Former West Indies skipper Don Bradman, regarded as one the best cricketers in the history of the sport, praised legendary batting duo Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar and compared them to Sunil Gavaskar, adding that he has a lot of respect for both Sachin and Virat. The Windies batting legend also said India has immense amount of batting talent and jokingly said that India should send some players to West Indies.

"To be fair, I know these are two individuals who have served the cricketing world well — they are magnificent players. I do not want to get into how they are playing. I admire them like I admire Sunil Gavaskar, whom I have played against. I am a fan of great batsmanship, and India has produced some great batsmen over the years," said Richards in an interaction on MoneyControl.com.

"I myself have lots of respect for them, for what they have achieved. I admire them and all those who have built Indian cricket. As I told you, I am a fan of good batsmanship, and you guys always produce some great talent. Why don’t you send some of the guys here to the Caribbean (laughs)!

"We were highly successful against India in the past, but now see that India has made great progress. They have some good fast bowlers, some good spinners, and good batsmen, and that’s what it takes to assemble a good team," he added.

Richards also hailed Rohit Sharma, revealing that he always has been a big fan of the senior opener especially during Virat Kohli's captaincy.

"I have always liked Rohit, especially when Virat was the captain — before he turned over the captaincy to Rohit," he concluded.