Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor compared India’s Virat Kohli with football icons Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, saying he is up there with those two.
Ronaldo and Messi are widely considered two of the greatest players of all time due to the unmatched success they achieved on the field during their illustrious careers. Meanwhile, Kohli has been reaching new heights since making his debut with India in cricket.
Aside from their on-field achievement, Ronaldo and Messi have been vanquishing the social world as well as the Portuguese is the most followed person on Instagram with 630 million supporters while the Argentine is positioned second with 503 million adherents.
Kohli has 269 million devotees on Instagram, the fifteenth generally on the planet in front of any semblance of Neymar Junior, LeBron James, Kylian Mbappe and other prestigious competitors.
Taylor, who addressed the Dark Covers in 450 global matches, accepted that Kohli was on similar level as Ronaldo and Messi as far as friendly impact as he is a "genius" in the realm of cricket.
"Players are putting stations embracing items and that's what things like. Who might have thought about that in 2008? Somebody like Kohli, who is a hotshot in the realm of cricket, but at the same time is a worldwide whiz in the realm of sports. Concerning Instagram and web-based entertainment, he's up there with Ronaldo and Messi," Taylor said on the "180 Not Out" web recording.
It is worth focusing on that Ronaldo has brought home the UEFA Champions Association championship multiple times while Messi has come out on top for similar championship multiple times. Then again, Messi is the main player to have won the Ballon d'Or multiple times, while the Portuguese is second with five honors.
Messi acquired his greatest accomplishment when he won the FIFA World Cup 2022 by beating France in one of the best finals ever. Kohli has additionally won the ICC Men's 50-over World Cup in 2011.
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