David Warner Explains The Similarities He Shares With Virat Kohli

David Warner and Virat Kohli are two of the most prominent names in the cricket industry today. In fact, even David Warner feels that the two of them share similarities as cricket players.

“The passion is driven by…I know my sense – one, the will to win and two, wanting to do better than that person in the opposition.”

David Warner feels Virat Kohli and him are similar as cricket players

The Australian player revealed how the two of them are driven by passion. This was during an interview with Harsha Bhogle on Cricbuzz.

“I can’t speak for Virat, obviously, but it’s almost like we got this thing in us when we go (out to the middle) we need to prove people wrong, prove someone wrong.”

Warner thinks that the two of them always try to better off the other on-field. This is one of the qualities that makes the two players similar.

“If you’re in that contest, and if I’m going at him for example, you’re thinking, ‘Alright, I’m going to score more runs than him, I’m going to take a quick single on him.”

Smaller contests exist between bigger rivalries

Now, there are several rivalries in the cricket world that exist between national teams. On the other hand, there are numerous smaller rivalries which the fans enjoy more. This is between renowned players and the stars of individual teams.

David Warner says that while winning the match is important, it is also important that the smaller battles are won. Therefore, in a match between Australia and India, thoughts like “I have to score more than Virat” or “I have to score more runs than  Steve Smith” prevail on both ends.

“You have these little contests and that’s how you try to narrow the game in the sense that if we do these little things, we can be ahead of the game or we can be behind the game.”

This is not the case with just the current generation of star players. This was the case during the times of Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Sourav Ganguly, Brett Lee, and every player one can think of.