India’s flamboyant batter Virat Kohli has been a stellar player for Team India. Since making his debut, Virat Kohli has been a run-machine and been a front-runner in terms of team man. The former skipper took on every challenges he or his team faced and accomplish all those challenges.
We’ve seen a lot of times that Virat Kohli is been compared or any new player is been compared to him, mostly players are compared to him. Let’s check out some of the Pakistani Players who once or is compared with Virat Kohli:
Umar Akmal
Once the mainstay of Pakistani batting line-up, Umar Akmal was a dynamic wicket-keeper batter who had a stellar debut for Pakistan. Unlike his elder brother (Kamran Akmal), Umar played as a swashbuckling batter, who used to attack bowlers. With his playing style, he was once compared with Virat Kohli. But, due to poor form and inconsistency, he was dropped from the side and never made a comeback.
| Format | Matches | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 16 | 1003 | 129 | 35.8 | 66.0 | 1 | 6 |
| ODI | 121 | 3194 | 102* | 34.3 | 86.0 | 2 | 20 |
| T20I | 84 | 1690 | 94 | 26.0 | 122.7 | 0 | 8 |
Ahmed Shehzad
A “Doppelganger” of Virat Kohli, Ahmed Shehzad was another Pakistani batter, who was once considered a big thing in Pakistan cricket. Shehzad was an opening batter in all forms of the game and was a technically gifted batter. Shehzad almost has a same style as India’s former skipper Virat Kohli. Despite being a gifted batter, Shehzad couldn’t hold his place in the playing XI due to politics and his in-disciplinary actions.
| Format | Matches | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 13 | 982 | 176 | 40.9 | 51.0 | 3 | 4 |
| ODI | 81 | 2605 | 124 | 32.6 | 72.1 | 6 | 14 |
| T20I | 59 | 1471 | 111* | 25.8 | 114.7 | 1 | 7 |
Babar Azam
The last on this list is Pakistan’s self-proclaimed “King”, Babar Azam. Babar is one of the sensational batters of this era and has been a match-winner for his country. The former skipper has been a run-machine for his side and led from the front. Azam is always compared to Virat Kohli, especially his cover-drives. Despite Kohli is in twilight of his career, Babar is still compared with him.
| Format | Matches | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 58 | 4203 | 196 | 43.3 | 54.5 | 9 | 29 |
| ODI | 123 | 5957 | 158 | 56.7 | 88.2 | 19 | 34 |
| T20I | 128 | 4223 | 122 | 39.8 | 129.2 | 3 | 36 |
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