Virat Kohli averages in excess of 50 in each international format, which is extraordinary to say the least.
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Legendary Australian cricketer Brett Lee has named Team India skipper Virat Kohli as his favourite batsman in world cricket, at this point of time. Lee expressed this opinion in an interview ahead of the final of the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship. The former cricketer is considered one of the most popular players of all time, making his presence felt with game-changing performances for the Australian national team.
“When you look at the recent greats, it is hard to look past Virat Kohli. What an incredible record he has got. He is only getting better with age. He has got a great mindset, a great cricket brain as well,” said Lee as quoted by the ICC.
The former Australian pacer’s words in praise of the Team India player who averages in excess of 50 in each international format, will certainly be music to the ears of Indian fans.
Lee further picked Australian fast-bowler Pat Cummins as his favourite bowler at this point of time.
“My favourite bowler at the moment is probably Pat Cummins. You might think that I am biased being an Aussie or because he was a former teammate of mine, but what I will say about Pat Cummins is that he is absolute quality,” he said of Cummins, who is the No.1 bowler on the ICC Test rankings.
“The skills he has got, he has got a great technique. He has got a wonderful bag of tricks up the sleeve. To me, he is a guy that challenges the bat more often than most bowlers I see around the world.”
Lee termed Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as his favourite batsmen from his own playing days.
“My favourite Test batters from the time that I was playing would be Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Brian Lara was simply so flamboyant. You could bowl six balls to him in the exact same area – let us say at the top of the off stumps – if I aimed at that spot for six consecutive deliveries, someone like a Brian Lara would hit me down the ground, he could work me behind square, he could cut me behind by a point, he could drive through the covers, he could hit me straight down the ground to the offside,” he said.
“With Sachin, you knew where the ball was going to go, but you had to stop the ball. He had an amazing cricket technique, a great temperament, and a brilliant cricket brain,” concluded Lee.
