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Well said!
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class is permanent and he's an incredible batsman, the kind of guy that you tune in to watch
Definitely true. Superb to watch, immense talent, gritty battler, but I still think he’s an arse. I can separate the characteristics. I’d put him in a similar box to Ricky Ponting in that regard. (Different type of player, obviously)
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Couldn't disagree more about Kohli. I love him, a real run of bad form for sure but class is permanent and he's an incredible batsman, the kind of guy that you tune in to watch. Attitude wise, he's a warrior and is incredibly aggressive, always bringing the drama in the field or batting and there's nothing wrong with that, test cricket needs it. End of the day his spiky attitude is driven by the absolute desire to win and be the best, which his team does time and time and time again against everyone. Currently test cricket is under threat and to have probably the highest profile cricketer in the world living and dying by his desperation to be the best in test match cricket does the long format a huge amount of good.
Kohli should be judged as the leader of a great cricket team, not just as a batsman with a bit of arrogance. And for me he comes out right on top.