Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar revealed the toughest batsman to bowl to in the modern-day cricket. In a Q&A session on Twitter, a fan asked Akhtar who is the most difficult batsman to get out in the modern era. The fast bowler took a very familiar and predictable name in Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
The Pakistan fast bowler has been a huge admirer of the Indian skipper from quite a few times as he has openly praised the efforts of Virat on several occasions on his youtube channel.
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Kohli has been enjoying a golden period of the Indian team in Test cricket under his leadership as recently India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs to claim their sixth consecutive win in red-ball cricket.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 16, 2019
Kohli is the only batsman in the current generation to maintain the 50+ average in all three formats (Test, ODI, T20I) of the game. He has been considered as the greatest batsman of the modern-day cricket and is often compared to his idol and legendary Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar.
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Meanwhile, in an earlier interview, Kohli also revealed that Shoaib Akhtar as the toughest bowler to face from the 90’s era. Akhtar is considered one of the fastest bowlers to have ever played international cricket as he also recorded the fastest delivery in cricket. Akhtar clocked the speed of 161.3 km/hr against England in a World Cup Group A match at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa, February 22, 2003.
Earlier, the innings victory against Bangladesh was India’s tenth under the captaincy of Kohli — the most under any Indian skipper surpassing the previous record of nine achieved by Dhoni. Mohammad Azharuddin stands third on the list with eight such wins, followed by Sourav Ganguly with seven.
