Reportedly one cricketer who became the biggest superstar of them all and stood head and shoulders above them was the late Nawab of Pataudi Jr. Meanwhile he led the Indian team for over a decade with his royal lineage, blessed with a lithe and athletic physique and with an abundance of cricket skills, made him the poster boy of the Asian cricketing world. Furthermore one of his ardent fans was the present Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan.
Furthermore one can see an uncanny resemblance between Pataudi and Kohli, where both captains who have led from the front, are brilliant batsmen, super athletes, good looking and are accompanied by famous actresses who stand tall in their own right. Earlier Indian cricket has had many other stars as well, Kapil Dev, Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Tendulkar as the God of Indian cricket, but somehow none of them had the style and aura that the glamour boys of the past portrayed.
Presently Virat Kohli has fortunately taken the cricket baton from the hands of Tendulkar and is carrying it forward successfully on the cricket field and is now as much of a cult figure off it. India finally has a glamorous cricket icon to look up to. One wishes him many more accolades.
