Shoaib Akhtar:
Known for his bold remarks, Shoaib Akhtar has defended Virat Kohli on several occasions while also praising him. Recently, he had others to give Kohli the respect he deserves.
Akhtar also lauded the former India skipper as the greatest player of all time. The former speedster further said that he would like to see Kohli score more than 100 international centuries.
“Before passing statements, people should understand that small kids look up to them. Say good things about Virat Kohli. Give him the respect he deserves.
“As a Pakistani, I am saying that he is the greatest player of all time. I want him to score 110 centuries in international cricket. I want him to play till the age of 45,” Akhtar had told Sportskeeda.
In 2018 too, Akhtar had praised Kohli for his ability to score runs with the lower order and had called him a benchmark for the modern batsmen.
Virat quality of batting amazes me that he has the ability to score runs with lower order @ the same strike rate with top order which is incredible…I think virat kohli is the benchmark for world batsman’s to follow ..
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 3, 2018