Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan has picked Virat Kohli as the toughest batter he has bowled to in his career so far. Notably, his comments came after India’s recent T20I series against Afghanistan in Delhi.
Speaking to former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra on YouTube, Rashid picked Virat Kohli as the toughest batter he has bowled to and added that there was no room for error when bowling to him.
Rashid and Kohli have played against each other in 11 innings, with the latter scoring 117 runs from 90 balls at a strike rate of 130 and an average of 58.5, while the former has managed to dismiss him only twice.
“The one batter who has been challenging for me over the years is Virat Kohli. It is okay if I bowl my best line and length to him. But if I miss even a little here and there, he will punish me. Other batters try to get to the non-striker’s end. But he tries to hit you for a boundary. I also like that competitiveness. I enjoy it a lot. I enjoy bowling to him, as there is no scope for error. If I falter even a bit, he is an excellent player, and he will not only hit it, but hit it in the gap,” Rashid said.
Further, Rashid showered praise on the Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill for his captaincy in the cash-rich league, likening his captaincy to the former skipper Hardik Pandya.
“As a captain, Shubman is calm and gives you that freedom. He supports you and backs you to do well. Sometimes, if a captain demands certain things from you, it becomes difficult. But this never happened. Hardik was also like that. They know you have played enough cricket. They would just tell me how some batters would look to play and what I could bowl to them. Gill, as a captain, really helps every individual to focus on their game. We do not think about the results,” he said.
