"You Are Humiliating The Guy": Ex-Pakistan Star On Virat Kohli Facing Flak Due To Lean Patch

Virat Kohli's poor run of form has become the talk of the town as the former India skipper has not been among the runs in the ongoing series against England. Kapil Dev had earlier stated that if a No.2 ranked bowler like Ravichandran Ashwin can be dropped from Tests, then so can Virat be dropped from T20Is. Now, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has reacted to these comments, saying Kapil Dev can have his own opinion. However, he also showed his support towards Kohli, saying the batter should just focus on his batting.

"I am hearing a lot of criticism about Virat Kohli. It is being said that he should be dropped. Virat Kohli is finished, this is right. There is nothing more left in his career, this is also right and he would not be able to do anything more in his career, this is right, these type of things other people are saying to me. I told them, Virat Kohli is the greatest player, in the last 10 years, if there has been any greatest player, it is Virat. He has 1-2 bad years, he still has scored runs, just the century has not come," Akhtar said on his YouTube channel.

"You are just humiliating the guy in the media, to discredit him is not right, I do not know how can one talk about dropping him? Kapil Dev is my senior; I respect him and he has his own opinion. He is a legend; he can voice his opinion. A great cricketer can talk like that. Virat Kohli has 70 centuries and only a great player can score as many runs," he added.

Further talking about Virat, Akhtar said: "Virat should focus on his batting, if you do not perform, there is nothing wrong. All these things are happening, these are happening so that you become a bigger cricketer. You should not be scared; one should realise that they are up against a tough