Overview

• Speaking on September 7 on DD Sports, Sanjay Bangar likened Virat Kohli’s in-your-face persona to Amitabh Bachchan’s 1970s ‘angry young man’.
• Bangar said Kohli’s on-field fire was authentic rather than performative, drawing a cultural parallel to an era when public anger resonated with Bachchan’s roles.
• He argued Indian cricket needed a harder edge following the retirements of Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly, crediting Kohli with taking the team forward in his own style.
• Reports summarising Kohli’s legacy note he retired from Tests earlier this year after 123 matches with 9,230 runs, 30 centuries and 31 fifties at an average of 46.85.
• As captain from 2014 to 2022, Kohli led India in 68 Tests with 40 wins, pushing a more aggressive approach that produced landmark success in Australia and strong challenges in England and South Africa.