Virat Kohli is like a modern day hero, fascinated by how locals celebrate cricket in India: Steve Wa Virat Kohli is like a modern day hero, fascinated by how locals celebrate cricket in India: Steve Waugh Australian great Steve Waugh feels that Virat Kohli is like a "modern-day hero" who represents the "new attitude of India". advertisement India skipper Virat Kohli. (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Waugh said he was always fascinated by how the people in India celebrated cricket Virat Kohli is like a modern day hero: Steve Waugh Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has heaped rich praise on India skipper Virat Kohli, comparing him to a "modern-day hero". Waugh said that Kohli represents the "new attitude of India" of taking everything head-on with a mindset of nothing is impossible.'