Kohli has been a treat to watch: Wasim Akram
May 27, 2016 at 4:53 PM
Heaping praise on Indian star Virat Kohli, legendary pacer Wasim Akram has said he would be worried if he had to bowl to Royal Challengers Bangalore captain.
Speaking to India Today, Akram said that Kohli’s ability to score runs with proper cricketing shots makes him a very dangerous batsman. The Swing of Sultan said that Kohli’s technique gives very little chance to the bowlers to dismiss him.
“Belief, his ability and on top of that his technique. We haven’t seen him play the reverse shot or the lap shot, he always plays proper cricketing shots with the full face of the bat. That’s why he has been very consistent and as a bowler if I had to bowl at him, I will be worried. It’s like in ODI cricket when Sachin Tendulkar opened the innings, it was very difficult to bowl at him because Sachin as a batsman and Kohli as a batsman will hardly give you a chance to get them out,” Akram said.
With an astonishing 919 runs at an mind-boggling average of over 83, Kohli has set this year’s IPL on fire. His ability to hit sixes at will in this edition has made him even more dangerous. The Delhi-lad has hit 36 sixes in this edition only. Lauding Kohli’s achievements, Akram said that watching Kohli bat has been a treat to the eyes.
“Kohli has scored 36 sixes in this IPL … they are lot of sixes. In my cricketing career, I have 50 plus sixes and those days sixes were rare. So, you can imagine he is powerful, he is strong and he can hit the ball miles outside the stadium. He has been a treat to watch,” he added.
Kohli’s team Royal Challengers Bangalore have qualified for this year’s final after defeating Gujarat Lions in the first qualifier. They will face the winner of the second qualifier which will be played between Gujarat Lions and Sunrisers Hyderabad.