New Delhi, April 10 -- KL Rahul, the Delhi Capitals batter, showered Virat Kohli, the India legend, with glowing praise. Talking about Kohli's mentality, Rahul said, "He has the control and the power to get his teammates to work at his level."

"If you're in the opposition, you're opposition. Whether you are friends or not friends outside off the field, that's a completely different story," said Rahul on Kohli's mentality as an opponent.

KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are both coming off match-winning fifties. Rahul's 51-ball 77 helped Delhi Capitals end their 15-year wait for a win against CSK in Chennai, while Kohli's 42-ball 67 powered RCB to their first victory over MI at the Wankhede Stadium in a decade.

Rahul, the Bengaluru-born cricket...