Akhtar additionally feels Kohli can break Tendulkar’s file and may play for at the very least 6 extra years.“Kohli should focus on Test cricket and aim to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 international 100s.I think he should play for at least 6 more years. Kohli has it in him to break the record. He should focus on Test cricket after this World Cup,” stated Akhtar on Backstage With Boria World Cup Special on Revsportz.
Akhtar could not include his enthusiasm over Kohli’s efficiency towards Pakistan through the earlier T20 World Cup held in Australia.
“That match was all about Kohli. The cricket gods wanted to do it for him. He wasn’t in the best of form and was facing a lot of heat from you guys in India. The media was after him. It was God’s way of telling him – this is your stage, come and become king again. If you see all that transpired, rain and a lot of it, 100,000 people, 1.3 billion Indians watching, 30 crore Pakistanis watching, the whole world in awe – the stage was set for Kohli. It was the greatest stage of all. When you add the two sixes he hit off Haris Rauf, that match gave him back his kingdom. I think it was all destined for him on that day at the MCG.”
Modern-day nice Kohli on Friday reached a momentous milestone in his profession, marking a whole 15 years in worldwide cricket. His outstanding journey commenced in 2008 when he entered the worldwide area, making his debut for India in an ODI towards Sri Lanka in Dambulla.
(With ANI inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com