"Virat Kohli is very humble and gentle..." - Naseem Shah praises India star

The 21-year-old Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah praised Virat Kohli’s nature in a recent interview. Virat Kohli is currently on a personal break and is not taking part in the ongoing India versus England five-match Test series.

Naseem Shah recently talked about facing Virat Kohli on his T20I debut. He made his T20I debut in August 2022 against India during the Asia Cup. India won the match but Naseem Shah took the wickets of KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav in the match.

Naseem Shah was out of cricketing action after getting injured during the Super 4 match against India in the Asia Cup 2023 and since then he did not play competitive cricket until very recently in the PSL 2024. He missed the ODI World Cup 2023 and the Test series against Australia. He recently returned to cricket playing for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League. Naseem Shah bowled an inswinger to Virat Kohli on his debut which was edged but the catch was dropped or else it would have been a dream wicket for him.

Naseem Shah talked about how Virat Kohli is very humble and simple in real life. Even after being a big superstar, he does not have an attitude. Shah also said that while on the field, Virat is very passionate and focused but off the field, he is very humble, simple, and gentle. Virat Kohli has good relations with Pakistan players such as Shaheen Shah Afridi and Babar Azam.

“Virat Kohli is such a big Star. But he has no attitude or anything. He is a very humble and very simple guy. When he’s playing on the field, he’s so focused and passionate but off the field, he is very gentle, very humble & he’s a very nice human being,” said Naseem Shah on Samaa TV. Naseem Shah is a brilliant bowler and has been a great addition to the Pakistan side.

Naseem Shah praises Virat Kohli ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024

Naseem Shah said – “Virat Kohli is such a big Star. But he has no attitude or anything. He is very humble and very simple guy. When he’s playing on the field, he’s so focus and passionate but off the field he is very gentle, very humble & he’s very nice human being”. (Samaa TV) pic.twitter.com/kSoPGalVWo

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India and Pakistan will have their next face-off in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 as the two rivals will meet in New York City on June 9. Virat Kohli played one of the greatest innings in T20 history when the last time these two teams faced each other in the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli scored 82 while chasing 160 in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 encounter against Pakistan at the MCG.

Naseem Shah recalled that he was not able to hear Babar Azam who was standing next to him while fielding in the match because of the noise. Virat Kohli chased the target after India was reduced to 31/4 in the powerplay and needed 130 more to win in just 14 overs. It was a sensational performance by Virat Kohli and was an example of why he is the greatest batter of this generation.