Javed Miandad Reveals His Favourite Indian Cricketer

The rivalry between India and Pakistan is well known. The history between the two countries makes makes the rivalry between the two arguably the fiercest in the game. Any India-Pakistan match draws huge attention and understandably so. But despite all the rivalry, players from both the teams have shown that sports transcends rivalry.

Time and again, the players have displayed mutual respect for each other. And Pakistan great Javed Miandad has did it once again. The former Pakistan skipper has lavished praise on India skipper Virat Kohli while calling the latter his favourite cricketer from the Indian cricket team. Javed Miandad was all praise for Virat Kohli, saying that he loves how the right-hander bats.

“I was asked who is the best in the Indian cricket team, so I choose Virat Kohli,” Javed Miandad said on his Youtube channel.

“I don’t have to say much, his performance itself tells a lot. People have to admit this as stats are visible.

“Virat performed really well in South Africa; even on an uneven wicket, he scored a hundred. You cannot say he is scared of fast-bowlers or he cannot play on bouncy pitches or he doesn’t play spinners well. He is a clean hitter. Look at his shots, it feels so good to watch him bat. He has class,” he aded.

Well, Javed Miandad calling Virat Kohli his favourite has further extended the list of people who call the India batting star as their favourite. Virat Kohli is arguably the best batsman in the world right now. When it comes to stats across formats, he is heads and shoulders above his contemporaries.

At just 31, Virat Kohli has hit a staggering 70 centuries and 104 half-centuries in international cricket. With 43 tons to his name, he is second in the list of most centuries in ODIs. Virat Kohli is the only player in the world with average of more than 50 in all the three formats of the game.

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