In football legend Diego Maradona's death we have lost a genius who impacted people's lives, and he would be missed, said India cricket captain Virat Kohli here on Thursday while paying rich tributes to the former Argentina coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maradona died, aged 60, on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's a sad day for sport; it's obviously a very sad day for football. It's a very sad day for sports in general because we have lost a genius; someone who has inspired people across generations and across walks of life, not just sport -- across many sports and so many people in their lives as well," Kohli said on the eve of India's first One-day International against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"People were mesmerized watching him play and that is something that happens to a very few -- pure genius with what he did. It's a void that can't be filled as some of the football legends have already said, and I totally, totally agree with that," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli disclosed that he watched a documentary on Maradona during the 50-over World Cup in England last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I watched his documentary last year when we were there for the World Cup [in England]. And it was amazing to see the aura and the persona around him, and the stuff that he went through - just the pure genius of what he did; so mesmerizing and something that will dearly be remembered. He will be missed by everyone in the sports fraternity, I am sure, and definitely the football fraternity as well," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maradona was discharged from a hospital two weeks ago after undergoing surgery for a blood clot in his brain. He underwent surgery on November 3 after which his personal doctor said that the former Argentina coach was suffering from confusion caused by "abstinence". He, however, recovered enough to leave the hospital and was taken to a house in Tigre, on the northern outskirts of Buenos Aires, where he eventually died.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/11\/kohli-pays-tribute-to-diego-maradona-(1).jpg", "alt_img": "kohli pays tribute to diego maradona ", "alt_title": "Diego Maradona and Virat Kohli", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Kohli Pays Tribute To Diego Maradona On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "In football legend Diego Maradona's death we have lost a genius who impacted people's lives, and he would be missed, said India cricket captain Virat Kohli here on Thursday while paying rich t", "seo_keywords": "Diego Maradona, Virat Kohli", "tag": "", "tagging": "Diego Maradona,Virat Kohli,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "kohli-pays-tribute-to-diego-maradona", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2905", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-11-26 20:17:36", "updated": "2020-11-26 20:17:49", "img_from": "Diego Maradona and Virat Kohli", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Virat Kohli, Diego Maradona, Tribute", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-11-26 20:17:36", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-11-26 20:17:36", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/kohli-pays-tribute-to-diego-maradona-67596" }