India vs Pakistan: Former players in awe of Virat Kohli’s T20 World Cup masterclass | Cricket News
Man of the Match Kohli smash 82 undefeated with 53 balls as India chase 160 games while packed Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. He hit four six, including backstrokes over the string at the penultimate to put India back in the game.
“The alien walks among us, he’s one of the best I’ve seen among modern greats,” Akram said on Pakistani TV channel A Sports.
“Not just now, he has scored in the last 15 years and he has the best average when it comes to chasing.”
Kohli’s stunning knock comes as he has returned to form after he ended a three-year drought for the one hundred internationals at the Asian Cup last month, beating 122 games unbeaten against Afghanistan in the gym. Shortest form of the game.
Great India Sachin Tendulkar said it was probably the best round of Kohli’s career.
“It’s a treat watching you play, six feet back in 19 games against (Haris) Rauf over a long period of time was breathtaking. Keep it up,” he tweeted.
. @imVkohli, it’s definitely the best round of your life. It’s a treat to watch you play, six is nothing special… https://t.co/fZ0wDdyPzy
– Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) 1666527973000
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi were among those praising Kohli on social media, while former Pakistani players also joined in.
Team India had a good win! Congratulations for a great performance today. A special mention… https://t.co/7QYsphAULl
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1666545671000
“What a cricket match we just witnessed and this Virat Kohli guy is an absolute monster,” the Pakistani hitter Shoaib Malik tweeted.
– What a cricket match we just got to witness & this Virat Kohli guy is absolutely a Monster!! You can’t compare… https://t.co/e1mq2nDvF6
– Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) 1666541183000
“You can’t compare his level to any other player in the world in whiteball cricket. He can drop anchor, rotate attack, he can hit six points and he knows it. how to end the game.”
With India celebrating Diwali, India’s period The newspaper said Kohli was “back like a king” to light up the World Cup with a “cracker of an inning”.
India face the Netherlands in their Group 2 second match on Thursday.