#1341 - Is Virat Kohli the Greatest Batsman

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

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🗓️ 3 June 2025

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On 26 May 2016, Shri Sanjiv Goenka, one of India’s leading industrialists and chairman of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, engaged in a lively and insightful discussion with Sadhguru. They discussed the rise of Virat Kohli, his strengths, and what can make him continue to grow as a phenomenon. Set the context for a joyful, exuberant day with a short, powerful message from Sadhguru. Explore a range of subjects with Sadhguru, discover how every aspect of life can be a stepping stone, and learn to make the most of the potential that a human being embodies. Conscious Planet: ⁠https://www.consciousplanet.org⁠ Sadhguru App (Download): ⁠https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app⁠ Official Sadhguru Website: ⁠https://isha.sadhguru.org⁠ Sadhguru Exclusive: ⁠https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive⁠ Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the podcast, Sadguru of Mystics and Mistakes.
0:12.0	Sadguru, what is it that made Virad Koli go above and beyond his limits?
0:22.6	I have seen every great batsman in the last 40, 45 years.
0:32.6	Very few have hit the ball the way he's hitting it.
0:36.6	Probably the only other person that I can think of is few have hit the ball the way he's hitting it.
0:38.2	Probably the only other person that I can think of is Vivian Richards, who used to hit
0:43.3	the ball like this.
0:46.2	I think he was the only one who was striking the ball the way this boy is striking today,
0:51.6	which is very rare. Most people who have watched only cricket on the
0:57.3	television don't understand this probably. It's one of the most dangerous games on the planet.
1:04.2	A hard ball is coming at you over 130, 140 kilometers per hour. And this is the only sport where the ball is pitched
1:14.6	and it swings this way, that way,
1:17.6	which gives you a fraction of a second to make your decision
1:21.6	how to handle that ball.
1:23.6	It's a very dangerous game.
1:26.6	You must, you know, they are bowling machines, they may be there in Calcutta, yes?
1:33.3	The bowling machines are there.
1:35.3	Young man, I'm telling you, don't try 140 kilometers.
1:39.3	At 80 or 90 kilometers, just make set the bowling machine at 90 kilometers and stand there and see how the ball comes at you.
1:48.0	It's crazy, okay.
1:51.0	So every ball is different, the way it's coming at you.
1:55.0	So it needs to be handled.
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