Cricket World Cup 2023: “What LeBron James to basketball,” Ian Bishop compliments Virat Kohli by comparing him with LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi

The 34-year-old is currently representing the India team in the ongoing 2023 ODI World Cup and has been playing sensational innings.

Cricket World Cup 2023: “What LeBron James to basketball,” Ian Bishop compliments Virat Kohli by comparing him with LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi

LeBron James and Virat Kohli (Images via Wikipedia, ESPNcricinfo)

There is no about that Virat Kohli is a global icon as his popularity has extended beyond India and the cricket-playing nations. The 34-year-old is currently representing the India team in the ongoing 2023 ODI World Cup and has been playing sensational innings. Ahead of Team India’s seventh group match against Sri Lanka, West Indian legend Ian Bishop made a stunning remark about Kohli.

Kohli has a massive fan base and is the third most followed sportsperson in the world right now. Bishop complimented the Delhi-born batter by comparing him with basketball’s LeBron James and football’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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What LeBron James to basketball, what Ronaldo and Messi are to football, Virat Kohl is to cricket. Virat has a global fan following.

Ian Bishop said on Star Sports.

Before Bishop, even the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stated that one of the reasons behind including cricket in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was Kohli. LA Sports Director Niccolo Campriani stated that his friend, Virat Kohli has 340-plus million followers on social media, even surpassing LeBron James, Tom Brady, and Tiger Woods.

Netherlands’ Aryan Dutt says he would love to dismiss Virat Kohli

India will face the Netherlands on November 12 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Ahead of their encounter, Dutch off-spinner Aryan Dutt expressed his desire to dismiss Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Dutt said that though he considers all the wickets important, he considers Kohli’s wicket as the best gift of this World Cup. Aryan has picked up eight wickets from six matches in the World Cup.

Kohli, on the other hand, is firing on all cylinders, for he has been playing match-inning knocks and even scored his century against Bangladesh (103). Against New Zealand, he missed his ton by just five runs. He notched up 354 runs from six matches and will be next seen on the cricket field when India will lock horns with Sri Lanka on Thursday.

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