Virat Kohli scored his 34th ODI century - 160 not out off 159 balls - on Wednesday as India beat South Africa by 124 runs to take a 3-0 in the six-match ODI series.
Virat Kohli is busy breaking records, smashing centuries and winning plaudits for his batting exploits these days. The latest to join the list of his admirers is former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad.
Miandad has said that the Indian skipper Virat Kohli is a "genius who is the best batsman in the world".
Virat Kohli scored his 34th ODI century - 160 not out off 159 balls - on Wednesday as India beat South Africa by 124 runs to take a 3-0 in the six-match ODI series.
In an interview to Pakpassion.net, Miandad praised his technique and said that Kohli's ability has all the hallmarks of a "great" batsman.
"In Virat Kohli's case his batting method is what allows him to score runs not just once but almost every time he comes in to bat," Miandad said in the interview. “What I really admire about Indian batsmen and the reason why they are so successful, is the fact that their batting technique is correct."
"If a batsman’s technique is bad, he can put some runs on the board once in a while, but he will not be able to do that consistently which is exactly true in Kohli’s case."
"To me the mark of a great batsman, like Kohli is the fact that he can vary his technique by quickly understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the bowlers. Kohli is a genius who is the best batsman in the world.”
Miandad, who scored 16,213 runs in 357 international games, during his career also felt the Pakistan U-19 team was fortunate to have made the semifinals of the tournament. However, he added that it would be unfair to judge them by this tournament, given the lack of support in the country.
"The loss to India in the ICC Under-19 World Cup was by a big margin of 203 runs which is hard to take but if truth be told, our team was lucky to have progressed that far given the inexperience of our players."
He also talked about the lack of good training facilities to sub-standard wickets in Pakistan. He blamed present-day authorities for the problems and said that their unprofessional behaviour has destroyed the system that used to produce teams which could beat the top teams of the world like the West Indies at a time when they were unbeatable.
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