Ben Stokes is in awe of Virat Kohli’s batting brilliance, says “he is greatest player”: England’s premier all-rounder Ben Stokes is in awe of Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli as he responds to Kohli’s remark after saying his ODI retirement. Stokes stated Virat goes to go down as one of many best gamers to play the sport in all three codecs.
Notably, Ben Stokes threw a bomb as he drew curtains to his memorable ODI profession. Stokes introduced that he will likely be taking part in his final ODI in opposition to South Africa on Tuesday in entrance of his residence crowd.
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The England cricketer introduced his retirement via a social media put up to which Virat stated that Ben Stokes is “the most competitive bloke” he has ever performed in opposition to.
“Look, Virat is going to go down as one of the greatest players to play the game in all three formats. He is a phenomenal player. And I have absolutely loved every time I have played against someone like him,” Stokes informed Sky Sports.
Stokes additional added that he has all the time admired Virat’s dedication and power to the sport.
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“The power and the dedication that he provides to the sport is one thing I’ve all the time admired even earlier than I began taking part in in opposition to him. When you play in opposition to guys like that, you perceive kind of what it means to not simply your self however for everyone else who was fortunate sufficient to play on the high degree.
“I am sure we will have some other battles on the field. It was nice to hear what he (Kohli) said,” stated Stokes.
Even although the followers received’t see Virat Kohli-Ben Stokes’s battle within the ODI format anymore, the duo will likely be in motion within the different two codecs of cricket.
Notably, Virat continued his dried kind in worldwide cricket even within the not too long ago held white ball sequence in opposition to England. The run-machine failed to attain within the given alternatives.
Kohli has been rested for the upcoming white-ball tour of the West Indies and the USA. He is predicted to make comeback within the Asia Cup 2022.
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