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After making a comeback in the T20Is after a 14-month long hiatus, Virat Kohli and his team will be taking on England in the five-match Test series. While the team has already assembled ahead of the grueling Test series, Virat Kohli on Saturday night reached Hyderabad.
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Ahead of the series, former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar showered words of praise for the star Indian batter Virat Kohli. Akhtar, who is currently in UAE for the ILT20 2024, hailed Virat as “best batter of this era”. “He could have faced difficulties, but he would have scored runs he has scored now. We would have faced similar beating. But playing Wasim Akram is not easy. Virat is Virat. He is the greatest batman of this era. Both eras cannot be compared. Hats off to him. I want him to get hundred centuries,” Akhtar said on the sidelines of IL T20.
The 48-year-old also compared legendary Sachin Tendulkar with Kohli. “Back then, Sachin was playing with one ball, which would reverse swing against some of the best bowlers in the world. There was only one circle. Today, Sachin would have made a lot of runs. He is the greatest ever with Ricky Ponting, Brain Lara, etc. Wasim Akram and Shane Warne too. Virat would have been competitive in our era,” he further added.
The 35-year-old will now be seen in the Test series against England. The first Test will be played from January 25th to 29th at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
