Virat Kohli is completely a beast: Shoaib Malik in awe of India star after heroic 82 vs Pakistan

T20 World Cup 2022: Shoaib Malik heaped reward on Virat Kohli, saying that one can’t afford to check the right-hander’s class with different batters, particularly in limited-overs cricket.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 23, 2022 23:22 IST

Kohli is completely a beast: Malik in awe of IND star after heroic 82 vs PAK. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik was in absolute awe of Virat Kohli after the Indian batter helped his staff beat Pakistan by 4 wickets within the T20 World Cup Super 12 match in opposition to Pakistan. On Sunday, October 23, Kohli put forth his A-game and scored an unbeaten 53-ball 82 with the assistance of six fours and 4 sixes.

Apart from enjoying the blinder, Kohli additionally placed on an important 113-run partnership with Hardik Pandya after the Men in Blue discovered themselves in all kinds of hassle.

Malik, who is not part of the Pakistan squad within the World Cup, reckoned that one cannot examine Kohli’s class to some other batter on the planet, particularly in limited-overs cricket.

Malik took to Twitter and wrote, “What a Game of cricket we’ve just witnessed & this guy Virat Kohli is absolutely a Beast!! You cannot compare his class to any other player in the world in white ball cricket. He can anchor, he rotates the strike, he can hit sixes and he knows how to finish the Game!”

– What a Game of cricket we have simply witnessed & this man Virat Kohli is completely a Beast!!

You can’t examine his class to some other participant on the planet in white ball cricket. He can anchor, he rotates the strike, he can hit sixes and he is aware of the best way to end the Game! pic.twitter.com/Ed349p0840
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) October 23, 2022

Earlier, Kohli additionally conjured reward from Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar, who was glad to see the right-handed batter again to his perfect. Akhtar lauded Kohli for not falling by the wayside regardless of dealing with quite a lot of hardships within the final three years of his profession.

“It may be the biggest innings of his lifetime. He was able to play because he had the belief that he could do it. He stayed down and out for three years, he didn’t score runs, he was stripped of the captaincy, he had to face a lot of flak, people even targeted his family,” Shoaib mentioned.

“But he kept training, he kept working hard. Even before Diwali, Kohli lit fireworks as he decided that the stage was perfect for him to make a comeback, for his name. The king is back and he is back with a bang and I am really happy for him,” he added.

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Oct 23, 2022