Tags: India,
England,
Nasser Hussain,
Virat Kohli
Printed on: Jan 01, 2024
Former England captain Nasser Hussain picked star Indian batter Virat Kohli and former Pakistan captain Babar Azam as two gamers he expects to have an excellent 2024.
The 35-year-old scored 2,048 runs in worldwide cricket at a median of 66.06, with eight a whole bunch and 10 half-centuries in 36 innings. He performed eight Checks in 2023, scoring 671 runs at a median of 55.61 with two a whole bunch and as many fifties. He scored 186 towards Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad.
Kohli additionally had a incredible yr in ODIs, scoring 1,377 runs at a median of 72.47 and a strike fee of 99.13, with six a whole bunch and eight fifties. Talking concerning the Indian batter, Hussain mentioned in an ICC video, “My first one is a megastar and there’s no doubt about it. Virat Kohli. Clearly, he had a incredible 2023 and World Cup. Amid all of the information he broke and the eye, we didn’t concentrate on how nicely he was batting.
“Technically, I’ve by no means seen Virat bat as nicely like that. The sound of the bat, that innings towards Sri Lanka in Mumbai, I can identify about 5 innings the place he was getting in a superb place. That may be a good signal for Virat, India and Virat followers. It means that he’s in a superb psychological area and his recreation is in good order,” he added.
Kohli had a record-breaking 2023 ODI World Cup, scoring 765 runs in 11 innings with three a whole bunch. He additionally broke Sachin Tendulkar’s file of 49 one-day tons throughout the ICC occasion.
Shifting focus to Babar, Hussain mentioned that Pakistan want him to attain huge runs particularly with T20 World Cup 2024 developing within the West Indies and the USA. “One other one, they’re typically in contrast. Babar Azam. I believe it’s a huge yr for him and Pakistan. He has given up captaincy, that could be the burden off his shoulders. The most important factor he can do for Pakistan cricket is get load of runs. They want him to get runs. There will likely be a T20 World Cup within the Caribbean,” the previous England skipper mentioned.
“They bought to the finals final time. They may want their ex-skipper to place in an actual efficiency,” Hussain added.
Babar performed 35 matches throughout codecs in 2023, scoring 1,399 runs at a median of 39.97, with three tons and 10 fifties. He had a greatest rating was 151, which got here in ODIs.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
