Renowned Indian batter Virat Kohli's admiration for legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is not hidden.
Time by time again he has expressed his liking for the Portuguese star and during the recent edition of rapid-fire ‘Team Blue Rising’, the 35-year-old interacted and answered questions.
He was asked about a lot of aspects and also his sporting ‘GOAT’, Virat answered Cristiano Ronaldo, and once again expressed his love for the veteran Portuguese footballer.
"I know a lot of people will not agree but for me, it's Cristiano Ronaldo. What he is doing at his age is inhuman as he is playing every three to four days, it is pretty amazing," he said.
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In January 2023, Virat Kohli lashed out at the football experts who were constantly criticising Cristiano Ronaldo and wanted him to quit football.
The incident occurred when Ronaldo, while playing from the combined XI of Saudi Arabian League teams Al Nassr and Al Hilal scored 2 goals against Paris Saint Germain. PSG defeated the Saudi teams Al Nassr and Al Hilal 5–4 on Thursday. Despite having a swollen cheek, Ronaldo managed to score two goals after his collision with Keylor Navas, the goalie for PSG.
Due to his performance, former India cricket captain Virat Kohli honoured Ronaldo on Instagram and attacked “football experts” who had been critical of him lately.
Virat Kohli had written on Instagram, “Still doing it at the highest level at 38. The football experts sitting and criticising him every week for attention are conveniently quiet now that he’s put in this kind of performance against one of the top clubs in the world. And he was apparently finished.”
It must be noted that Kohli is out of action due to the birth of his second child, Akaay Kohli. He withdrew from the Test squad against England.
He will be seen playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 from March 22.
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