Former British Prime Minister David Cameron recently hailed Virat Kohli as an “extraordinary leader” while talking about cricket at a conclave in New Delhi.
Cameron, who watched the likes of Bishan Singh Bedi while growing up, is also a Kohli fan as it turns out.
The 58-year-old compared Kohli’s captaincy with that of current England skipper Ben Stokes while praising the Indian cricket stalwart for his leadership.
“I am so old that I grew up watching Bishan Bedi. I remember watching Rahul Dravid score a brilliant century in the UK. I remember sitting with John Major who is another Conservative Prime Minister who said – Watch this guy, he is very very good.
“I think in Virat Kohli, you had an extraordinary leader. Sometimes, you can see, as we have done with Ben Stokes as our captain, just incredible captaincy on the field and inspiration.
“I think you had that with Virat Kohli. So lots of great cricket players to watch. Obviously, some great British-Indian players coming through. In the years to come, you will see many British-Indian players coming through and taking on India and hopefully winning,” Cameron told NDTV.
Kohli recently became the fourth Indian batter in history to complete 9000 runs in Test cricket.
