Virat Kohli is in the form of his life, says Wasim Akram – Cricket News Update
Extremely impressed by Virat Kohli, Pakistan’s former skipper and legendary fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292, feels that the young right-hander is in the form of his life at the moment and no additional burden such as captaincy should be put on his shoulders right
now.
Having done extremely well in the domestic circuit and leading India to the title triumph in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Malaysia-c2949, Kohli made his international debut in the same year.
Since then, he has been a permanent member of the Indian limited-over squad. The stylish batsman earned a Test cap last year and has been impressive in the 5-day format as well.
He was recently named as the ICC’s One Day International Player of the Year for his outstanding performances in the on-going season.
After India’s failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC World T20 2012 earlier this month, the regular skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has been under immense criticism. Some of the former cricketers have advised the BCCI to replace Dhoni with Kohli,
who has a great future ahead of him.
However, the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 captain is of the opinion that Kohli should be given some more time to mature and presently, no extra pressure should be put on his shoulders.
"As far as blooding young http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 as a captain in smaller formats is concerned, I think that should just wait. The guy is in the form of his life. He has been India's most consistent batsman over the past 18 months or so," Akram said.
The 23-year-old cricketer has already represented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 10 Tests, 90 ODIs and 16 T20 Internationals, having scored more than five thousand runs at the highest level of the game with the help of 15 tons and 30 half-centuries. These are astonishing stats
for a young batsman, who can play international cricket for another 15 years.
Akram fears that the responsibility of leading the Indian team may deteriorate Kohli’s batting form.
"Let him enjoy his game and not put any other responsibility on him at the moment. Kohli must not be burdened with team selection issues and other important decision making matters," Wasim continued.
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