Former Pakistani pacemaker Shoaib Akhtar has always expressed his fondness for India’s patron Virat Kohli, and has once again spoken of the latter’s sensational transformation. Akhtar called him a ‘brat’ during the early years of international cricket, but also complimented him with his sudden transformation.
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“Virat Kohli has reached a whole new level, but who is behind the Kohli brand? In 2010, 2011, Kohli was not in sight. He was part of the circle; he was a brat like me. Suddenly, the system supported him. The leadership surrounded him. He also realized that there is a lot of reputation at stake, ”Akhtar said on a YouTube show Cricket Baaz.
He even compared his credentials to Sachin Tendulkar’s and said that Master Blaster played in a very difficult time. “It is not his fault that he is playing in an easy cricket era, or if Sachin played in a more difficult era or Wasim, Waqar and Inzamam have the player a much more competitive cricket brand. So if you’re scoring runs, what can we say about it? Akhtar said.
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Recently, Akhtar was criticized for showing his support for the best Indian hitters, and not so much for the Pakistani players. To this he also responded firmly and said: “I too criticize India. But if Virat Kohli has 12,000 races, what else can you say? Rohit Sharma has two double centuries in one-day cricket, what can you say. The qualities of the enemy must be known among us. Kohli has become the best hitter, what can you say? Should I say that he is a bad person or that he is not a good player? ”Akhtar said.
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