Virat Kohli Gets "Best In The World" Praise From Wasim Akram, With Huge 'Sachin Tendulkar Remark'

03.11.2023 - 11:02 sports.ndtv.com

As India took on Sri Lanka, marquee batter Virat Kohli put in another resounding display on the 22-yard strip but missed out on his 49th ODI century.

Though Kohli fell a little short of reaching the triple-digit score, he didn't fail to impress Pakistan legend Wasim Akram with his performance at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Akram, who has been working as a pundit since the start of the World Cup, lavished a big praise on Kohli, calling him 'best in the world' while also backing him to break Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI tons. "Timely runs, because they lost their first wicket with just 4 runs on the board and that too in just the second ball of the match.

And they lost their second wicket when India were at 193. Both have played very sensible innings. Virat scored 88 with the help of 11 fours.

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