Delhi: Former England captains Michael Attarton and Nasir Hussain have been influenced by Virat Kohli’s magnificent ODI record and described him as the greatest batsman in the history of this format. Kohli on Sunday scored his 51st century by playing an outstanding innings of 100* runs in a match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and gave India an easy win over Pakistan by six wickets.
Nasir Hussain (1999–2003), who captained the England team, praised Kohli, saying, “He is an incredible player. If we talk about statistics, then perhaps he is the best batsman in the history of ODI cricket. “
He further said, “In this list, veterans like Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakkara also come at the forefront of this race.”
At the same time, former England captain Michael Attarton (56 -year -old), who took charge of England in 54 Tests, said on ‘Sky Sports Cricket Podcast’, “There is no better than Virat Kohli chasing the target in ODI cricket. . 51 centuries are an incredible achievement. “
Kohli became the fastest batsman to complete 14,000 ODI runs while scoring a century in his 299th ODI. In this case, he left behind Sachin Tendulkar (452 innings) and Kumar Sangakkara (380 innings).
Attarton further said, “He completed 51 centuries and scored 14,000 runs, which have been able to score only Tendulkar and Sangakkara till now. But, Kohli has achieved this feat by playing 60 innings from Sachin and 90 innings from Sangakkara. ”
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