RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik hailed former captain Virat Kohli's work ethic, saying, "I think he would be right up there with Kobe Bryant [and] Novak Djokovic." Calling Kohli a pristine great, he added, "I think Kohli has worked so hard on things that are not seen on the screen, [that's what] makes him such a pure, unfiltered, unadulterated, high-quality performer."