Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar slammed the critics of Virat Kohli, calling him the greatest player of all time. The Indian batting maestro is going through a lean phase as he slams his last century in 2019 and his wait for his 71st international century has been a long one. While the former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore also performed tremendously. IPL He scored 341 runs in 16 matches in the season at an average of 22.73.
The 33-year-old has been under the scanner for his low scores in recent times. However, Akhtar wants critics to give him some respect Virat Kohli to which he is entitled.
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“Before making a statement, people should understand that young children 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 hundreds in international cricket. I want him to play till the age of 45,” Akhtar told Sportskeeda.
The former Pakistan pacer has often praised Kohli in the past and continued to support him despite a bad IPL season. Akhtar said that he wants Kohli to score more than 100 international hundreds as he feels the current tough situation is preparing him to achieve massively.
“This tough situation is preparing you for 110 hundreds. People are writing to you, tweeting against you. If you tweet about Diwali, you get criticized. People tweet about your wife and child. when you lose World Cup, you are criticized a lot. The situation could not be worse. Just go out there, and show everyone who Virat Kohli is,” he said.
Rawalpindi Express also praised the excellent batting Sachin Tendulkar And added that critics and some former cricketers should learn from him and make mature statements on social media.
“Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest and humblest man ever. I really adore him when it comes to his behavior and temperament. He always thinks about what he says and respects other cricketers. People should learn from Sachin Tendulkar. Despite being such a great cricketer, he neither tweets nor says anything that hurts anyone. Similarly other former cricketers should also make mature statements.
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