From having been at the receiving end of the constant taunts that with time only grew louder- “RCB are chokers and can’t win the crown”- to actually winning the title twice with the very same outfit, from
giving the very same outfit his all from his beginning of his time at the IPL to the present day to hitting a vital half century in the recent finals in 2026 and years ago, notching up nearly 1,000 runs in the same league- Virat Kohli has been a king of the tournament. And among the very best in the business.
Not for nothing has he been celebrated as a champion cricketer having shared the dressing room with some greats of the game at an international level, be with De Villiers, Gayle, Starc (among the others), who swear by his work ethic and style, Virat Kohli has been a champion of the game and with over 9,300 runs in the Indian Premier League- remains its most favourite batter and also the most successful one.
But true success, it ought to be said hasn’t happened for Virat Kohli only in terms of runs; it can be richly measured by the kind of impact that he has had over comrades such as Phil Salt; cricketers who have been motivated by Virat himself to come up with w good show.
And most recently, Phil Salt (202 IPL runs in 2026, with 2 striking half centuries and a best score of 78) opened up on his honest thoughts on the Delhi born cricketer of the RCB, who’s a cricketing icon.
According to Phil Salt, who was speaking over a podcast, Virat Kohli signifies the best in the business, that he is the “most complete batter” the Englishman had ever seen and there’s frankly nothing that Kohli cannot do in a cricketing field.
And why this makes considerable sense is given the sheer fact that Salt himself has been a witness to Kohli’s batting heroics. From the fact that he has shared the dressing room with the great man himself to the fact that he’s often had the first hand engaging view of the batting brilliance of Kohli - being his opening partner up top at RCB- has given him sufficient proof of Kohli’s Virat size talent. And it’s one that has entertained and inspired in equal measure.
