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‘Surprised by how well he’s executed’: Andy Flower requested to select a greater batsman between Virat Kohli or Steve Smith

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Virat Kohli and Steve Smith – two of the best batsmen of the current period. Both have been impeccable with their cricketing brilliance throughout codecs and their greatness has typically led to the controversy that who’s the higher and extra full batsman.Expressing his tackle the identical, former Zimbabwe captain and ex-England coach Andy Flower has said that the Indian captain is ‘incredibly skillful and hungry for runs’ whereas the Australian batting mainstay has executed wonders within the longest format of the sport.ALSO READ | England all-rounder Moeen Ali exams constructive for Covid-19In a dialog with the Times of India, Flower mentioned that he admires each however received’t decide one or the opposite.“Well, it would be difficult to pick between them. Smith has done amazingly well in Test cricket. I have been surprised by how well he’s done. But he’s shown that he can adapt his game and that’s a wonderful quality to be able to adapt and evolve and develop like Smith has done,” Andy Flower instructed TOI.“Kohli is incredibly skillful, hungry (for runs), and likes combat. He likes the battle. And I really admire that in him. I admire his energy which is up all the time. I think they have both got very good leadership traits. They’re good role models. I know Steve Smith has had a few battles in that area, obviously. But I admire them both and I’m not going to pick one or the other,” Flower added.ALSO READ | Wasim Jaffer on a roll, after ‘Pick Gill and Rahul’, former batsman has one other hidden message for Indian crew to decodeThe former Zimbabwe skipper spoke in regards to the occasions when he had toured India, stating how unimaginable it was taking part in in entrance of a cricket-crazy crowd.“Coming to India and not only playing in front of these crowds that love the game so much, but touring around the country to all sorts, all different parts of the country. And everyone knowing what was going on in the series, everyone knowing your stats, everyone knowing everything about the Zimbabwe squad. That’s my abiding memory about cricket in India,” mentioned Flower.

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