Virat Kohli: I’m a big admirer of AB de Villiers

India‘s Test skipper Virat Kohli on Friday praised South African skipper and sensation AB de Villiers for his brilliant cricketing skills, and said that he has been a big admirer of the modern cricketing sensation. “I’m a big admirer of AB de Villiers. What he has done in last 3-4 years is unbelievable. I didn’t expect him to do what he did in Delhi Test. Honestly didn’t think he could play like he did in Delhi in that situation,” he said during the ICC World T20 2016 official launch event in Mumbai. Both Kohli and de Villiers are set to play the T20 mega event, while the trophy would be called ‘Nissan Trophy’ due to sponsorship reasons. MS Dhoni has not left anything to be achieved for any other captain: Virat Kohli

Earlier, Kohli had all praise for India’s limited-overs skipper, MS Dhoni. “MS Dhoni has set the bar as far as captaincy goes,” he said. “MS Dhoni has not left anything to be achieved for any other captain. Must learn composure and not panic under pressure from Dhoni. He has been one of the finest captains any sport team can get. He one of the best captains in any sport in history,” he added. Dhoni would be cpataining the Indian side for the sixth consecutive time in the World T20, the most by any skipper in the tournament’s history in today’s date.

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Kohli also said that Indian cricket achieved a milestone after winning the ICC World T20 2007 in South Africa. India, who won the tournament in South Africa, beat Pakistan in the final to be crowned the champions of the shortest format of the game in the inaugural edition.