Anushka Sharma "Iron Lady", Virat Kohli "Man Made Of Steel": Shoaib Akhtar On Power Couple

10.09.2022 - 05:53 sports.ndtv.com

After smashing his 71st century in international cricket, Virat Kohli credited his wife Anushka Sharma for having his back, especially when nothing was going right for the star batter.

Kohli, who had not scored a century in nearly three years, reached triple figures against Afghanistan in the ongoing Asia Cup.

He slammed an unbeaten 122 off 61 balls, hitting 12 fours and six sixes. Sharing his views on Kohli's post-match quote on his wife Anushka, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar hailed the power couple.

Akhtar labelled Anushka an "iron lady", while also describing Kohli as the "man made of steel". "Virat Kohli stated in his post-match interview that 'she's seen the worst side of me', vo apni begum ke baare me baat kar rahe the (He was talking about his wife).

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