Former India skipper Kapil Dev on Thursday expressed his thoughts on Virat Kohli on how never expected anyone to even come close to the standard set by cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar.
"Kohli has to go a long way. It is not right to talk about him in the middle of his career. But what he has given to us is unparallel. Never expected that somebody can come close to Sachin Tendulkar whom we think is the ultimate but Kohli has taken the game to a different level," Dev told reporters.
Later on Thursday, Feroz Shah Kotla stadium will unveil a stand after Kohli's name. The stadium will also be renamed as Arun Jaitley stadium during the grand event.
Dev also expressed that whatever is done for Arun Jaitley, the former president of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA), will definitley not be enough as he has done a lot for the game.
"I think whatever they do, this is not enough for him. He has done so much for cricket. I personally feel very happy about that, what they are doing, because he has the knowledge about the game. I just want to thank Delhi Cricket Association," he said.
Former player Nikhil Chopra, said: "He (Jaitley) has encouraged cricket open-heartedly. I remember, whenever he got time, he used to come and watch our games in the Ranji Trophy... I think it is a good thing that the stadium is being named after him. He truly deserves this."
