Virat Kohli picked as the 'toughest batsman' by Shoaib Akhtar

Virat Kohli, who is arguably touted as one of the modern greats in the gentlemen's game is also hailed by former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar. Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter and conducted a question and answer session with his fans. Fans threw multiple questions at the Rawalpindi Express on Twitter. One fan asked, Which batsman do you think is the hardest to hit at the moment? Shoaib replied without thinking for a moment, "Virat Kohli."

Akhtar has always spoken highly about Kohli Former. The Pakistan pacer recently heaped praise on Virat Kohli, saying the current skipper puts his country before himself and that's why Team India has emerged as the best team in the world. 

"I had earlier said that Virat Kohli will become a good captain after the World Cup because he is learning from his mistakes. He is learning well," Akhtar said in a video posted on his Youtube channel.

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Kohli breaks Dhoni's record

With the win against Bangladesh in the first Test at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on November 16, Kohli created captaincy history. Captain Kohli has now added his name in history books as he now holds the record of being the Indian captain with most number of innings victory. Kohli went past former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record in this illustrious list. It was a tiring day for the Bangladesh bowlers as they were smashed to all corners of the ground by the Indian batsmen. Even though they got rid of skipper Virat Kohli for a duck, they failed to rediscover their rhythm as Mayank Agarwal took India to a commanding position. The visitors could have dismissed Agarwal on Day 1 if Imrul Kayes had not dropped him at slips when he was batting on 32.

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