Dubai, Oct. 10 -- Former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle hailed Virat Kohli, calling him a "phenomenal" player and expressing hope that he continues as long as he can in international cricket.

Gayle, who shared the changing room with Kohli during his days with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), spoke to ANI on the sidelines of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), where he is representing West Indies Champions.

Speaking about Kohli, he said, "The man is a legend, the man is unique, he is phenomenal. I cannot find any other word to actually uplift Virat because, as I said, everybody is calling him the King Kohli, he has done so much for the game of cricket as well, and hopefully he can carry on as ...