Overview
- Speaking to reporters, Waugh described Kohli as a once-in-a-generation cricketer and said fans want to see him play everywhere, while noting senior players cannot feature in every match.
- Waugh’s remarks were widely carried via ANI and echoed across multiple outlets as fresh endorsement of Kohli’s ODI legacy.
- Coverage linked the praise to Kohli’s unbeaten 74 off 81 balls in India’s nine-wicket win over Australia at the SCG last month, where Rohit Sharma hit 121 not out.
- Reports reiterated Kohli’s ODI ledger of 14,255 runs in 305 matches with a record 51 hundreds, placing him second on the all-time runs list.
- Waugh also lauded India’s refreshed T20 setup following Kohli and Rohit’s post-2024 T20I retirements, while one report noted their absence from a newly named India A squad for South Africa A ODIs.