‘Little question he’s best possible: Pointing offers twist to Virat vs Tendulkar saga

Kohli’s forty ninth century got here after a knock of 101 off 120 balls, serving to India to attain 326/5 in 50 overs.

Following his batting and the forty ninth century, many cricketers began evaluating him with cricket legend Sachin and commenced calling him G.O.A.T. (best of all occasions).

Nevertheless, former Australian skipper and cricket legend Ricky Pointing appreciated Kholi, however with a twist.

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Pointing, the Australian World Cup champions’ skipper, had all the time been a fan of Grasp Blaster’s batting, however on Sunday whereas commenting on Virat’s batting, he referred to as the Indian batter as ‘best possible’.

“There isn’t a doubt he’s the very best and I’ve mentioned that for a very long time. He did not must equal Sachin’s file, he doesn’t want to interrupt the file. For those who have a look at his general batting file it’s unbelievable. To assume that he acquired 49 ODI tons of and equaled Sachin and in 175 much less innings is unbelievable,” Hindustan Occasions quoted Ponting commenting on Kohli’s innings whereas chatting with ICC.

At present, Kohli is the second within the record of the match’s highest scorers with 543 runs from 8 matches. He’s 7 runs behind chief Quinton de Kock.

With India set to play its final league match in opposition to the Netherlands on 12 November, Pointing feels Kohli will not be executed simply but, as India already certified for the primary semi-finals to be performed at Eden Gardens at Wankhede in Mumbai on 15 November.

“That may be a little bit of a monkey off his again. I believe he has been working further arduous to equal Sachin’s file. That is executed now and it has occurred at a extremely good time on the match for him. Yet another sport to go after which they head into the semi-finals. It was an nearly excellent day for Virat and a terrific day for India,” Pointing added.

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Up to date: 06 Nov 2023, 06:11 PM IST