England cricketer Jos Buttler picked three sportsperson around the world whose one quality makes him like them. Eventually, he added that a combination of those three attributes from different athletes makes Virat Kohli.
Buttler was in a conversation with Isa Guha, the former England women cricketer, when he picked the 'genius' aspect of Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi, the 'grace' of 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer and the 'competitive instinct' of legendary golfer Tiger Woods.
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"No.3 is Lionel Messi. It is basically the genius of being able to...what I love about Messi is his simplicity of what he does. The brilliance of it and the genius of it. No.2 is Roger Federer. And I have gone for the grace of Federer. I loved tennis growing up and I have always loved the fabulous manner in which he can play. He makes tennis look incredibly easy and his style is absolutely incredible. When he pulls off that forehand, backhand, the grace, and the way he moves around the court. I wish I can have that attribute, as I don't think I am a very graceful batter at times," Buttler said.
Isa later asked Buttler to tell what quality he would like to have in his wicket-keeping. She also showed her picture of the run-out in World Cup 2019 final in the super over.
"Probably 3 or 4, isn't it?", Buttler rated his run-out after looking at the picture before adding, "The facial expression is that of panic. I don't mind the lunge kind of position. I think Federer will be doing it without a sweat on him and would probably be looking at Guptill with a smile."
"No.1 is Tiger Woods and I have gone with the competitiveness and the work ethic. He's probably got grace and genius as well arguably as much as the other two, but it's just that competitive instinct and will to win...," Buttler said.
Buttler also answered how many World Cup matches he can win for England with those attributes. "I'm winning every game...I've pretty much made Virat Kohli there actually", he said.
The England wicket-keeper batsman will be the vice-captain in the first Test against West Indies after Ben Stokes was named captain. Joe Root, the full-time skipper will not be available for the Test because of personal reasons.
