Published 12:43 IST, October 25th 2019
Rahul Dravid was the toughest batsman to bowl to, says Daniel Vettori
New Zealand legend Daniel Vettori has named 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid as the toughest batsman he has bowled to. Vettori was also all praises for Virat Kohli.
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New Zealand cricketing legend - Daniel Vettori - has named former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid as toughest batsman he has ever bowled to.
Daniel Vettori in his 18-year-old career has picked over 700 international wickets and has scored almost 7,000 runs with six Test Hundreds. Vettori, a legendary New Zealand spinner, recently opened up about his career and interests in a media interview.
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40-year-old former cricketer revealed several interesting facts, including Indian batsman he found most difficult to bowl to or an Indian player he would like to have in his team. He answered with name of former Australian wicket-keeper/batsman am Gilchrist when he was asked about who he fears in cricket.
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Daniel Vettori on Indian captain Virat Kohli
Daniel Vettori named Indian skipper Virat Kohli when he was asked about which Indian player would he include in his team. Vettori and Kohli have spent a good amount of time toger in Royal Challengers Bangalore dressing room in Indian Premier League (IPL). Vettori was captain of RCB team and current Indian captain was playing under him. Kohli replaced him as RCB skipper in 2013 as Kiwi took over as coach of RCB. Vettori continued as coach till 2018. Vettori and Kohli have led RCB to IPL final in 2011 and 2016 but couldn't win.
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10:07 IST, October 25th 2019