“Why Should I Not…”: Shoaib Akhtar’s Sharp Reaction When Asked About Praising Virat Kohli | Cricket News

Regarded by many as the best batter of his era, Virat Kohli’s dip in kind over the past two-three years was one of many largest matter of discussions within the cricketing folklore. Kohli, who ended his century drought in the course of the Asia Cup final yr, had taken a one-month break from cricket in August final yr to work on his psychological health. The 34-year-old got here again strongly and lit up the T20 World Cup together with his match-winning knock in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan.

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, who has been an ardent admirer of Kohli, has now revealed why he at all times spoke extremely of the previous India captain.

“See, I believe Sachin Tendulkar is the best batter in the world. But as a captain, he seemed lost. He left the captaincy himself. I was talking to one of my friends about Virat Kohli and we were discussing the same thing. He was lost and when he works on his mind, he will perform. When his mind became free, he lit up the T20 World Cup. It seemed that god had organised the tournament just for him to make a comeback,” Akhtar mentioned on Suno News.

“You also need to look that almost 40 centuries from Kohli came in run chases. Log kehte hain tum Virat ki bohot tareef karte ho, main kehta hu kaise naa karu? (People tell me that you praise Virat Kohli a lot. I just say, why shouldn’t i do that?) During one stage, India used to win because of Virat’s hundreds,” he added.

Kohli is at the moment a part of the Indian workforce for the continuing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia. However, the star batter has failed to attain a giant knock within the three Tests to date.

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