The 108-Test veteran, who scored 8114 runs, felt Kohli’s standing among the greats of the game would only be judged by the end of his career. “He won’t break all records. And it won’t matter even if he does. It won’t make him a better player than those of the past. I broke Gary Sobers’s record of most number of runs in Delhi. That doesn’t make me a better batsman than him. What (Kohli) has to do is carry on scoring runs and winning a Test match for his country. And then towards the end of his career, he’ll be judged in the pantheon of all the greats. I’m proud for instance that England have never lost a Test when I’ve made a hundred. Simple. Don’t get me out twice cheaply, you won’t win, simple,” he explained.
Boycott said Kohli had to focus on creating his own ‘legacy’. “He has to carry on that form in India and abroad too. He’ll get a chance to put that right when he comes to England in two years’ time. He’s got hundreds in Australia and South Africa,” he stressed.
