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During India Visit, Usain Bolt Picks Kohli, Lee, Rhodes for Playful Cricket Relay

The sprint icon highlights his cricket roots, crediting a school coach for steering him to track.

Overview

  • In an India Today interview during his India tour, Usain Bolt named Virat Kohli, Brett Lee and Jonty Rhodes for a fantasy relay team, calling Kohli "definitely quick."
  • Bolt framed the picks around speed and fielding prowess, citing Lee’s express pace and Rhodes’s elite athleticism.
  • He recalled beginning as a school fast bowler before a coach urged him to try track and field, a shift that led to his sprinting career.
  • Bolt said he likely would have become a cricketer without that nudge and mentioned Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara among the stars he grew up watching.
  • Reports also note Kohli’s current ODI-only focus after retiring from Tests and T20Is, with a three-match ODI series in Australia scheduled later this month.