Shoaib Akhtar urged critics to provide Virat Kohli the respect he deserves: Former Pakistan speedster, Shoaib Akhtar has landed in assist of Virat Kohli as he discovered himself amidst criticism for his poor run of type. Akhtar requested the critics to pay the respect Kohli deserves for his elegant efficiency through the years.

Indian batting maestro has been beneath the scanner for fairly a while now for his lean performances. Virat Kohli hasn’t managed to boost his bat to rejoice a triple-figure rating in cricket since 2019.

Moreover, his efficiency within the not too long ago wrapped IPL 2022 has been underwhelming. Kohli may solely handle to attain 341 runs in 16 innings at a median of twenty-two.73.

However, Shoaib Akhtar needs critics to say good issues about Kohli because the budding cricketers look as much as him.

“Before passing statements, people should understand that small kids look up to them. Say good things about Virat Kohli. Give him the respect he deserves. As a Pakistani, I am saying that he is the greatest player of all time. I want him to score 110 centuries in international cricket. I want him to play till the age of 45,” Akhtar informed Sportskeeda.

The former cricketer additional mentioned that this heavy patch in his profession is making ready him for one thing massive forward. Virat Kohli final introduced up his century in Eden Gardens on twenty second November 2019 in opposition to Bangladesh in a take a look at match. Although Virat has touched the 70s and 80s run marks fairly a number of occasions, nonetheless, his quest for the 71st century continues to be unfulfilled.

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“This tough situation is preparing you for 110 centuries. People are writing you off, tweeting against you. If you tweet about Diwali, you are criticised. People tweet about your wife and kid. When you lose the World Cup, you are heavily criticised. Things cannot get any worse. Just go out there, and show everyone who Virat Kohli is,” he added.

Shoaib Akhtar lavished praises on cricketing god, Sachin Tendulkar for his impartial behaviour in such issues. He lauded Tendulkar for his calmness and the way he respect different cricketers.

“Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest and humblest guy ever. I really adore him when it comes to his behavior and nature. He is always thoughtful about what he says and respects other cricketers. People should learn from Sachin Tendulkar. Despite being such a great cricketer, he doesn’t tweet or say anything that can hurt anyone. Similarly, other former cricketers should give mature statements,” he mentioned.

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