{"id":3526,"date":"2012-03-20T04:32:01","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T04:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2012-03-20T04:32:01","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T04:32:01","slug":"virat-kohli-is-the-hottest-odi-batsman-on-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3526","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli is the hottest ODI batsman on the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Undoubtedly, Virat Kohli is the hottest ODI batsman on the planet, writes <strong>The Times Of India, <\/strong>adding that what the statistics seems to suggest, especially when compared to the other batting greats at a similar stage \u2014 85 games \u2014 of their respective careers. Consider this. None of the following \u2014 Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Dean Jones, M S Dhoni, Michael Bevan, and even Sachin Tendulkar and Vivian Richards \u2014 had a better record than Kohli at this stage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 85 games, Kohli has scored 11 centuries. Nobody comes close; Lara (5) and Pointing (5) being next. In this illustrious bunch, Kohli\u2019s overall strike rate of 86.31 is third only to Dhoni\u2019s 96.26 and Richards\u2019s 86.99 at the same stage. And his average (50.56) is second only to Bevan\u2019s 56.54,\u201d says the article<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in <strong>Hindustan Times, <\/strong>Virat Kohli has rapidly emerged as India&#8217;s big hope maiden Test ton in Adelaide, the hurricane knock in Hobart and two more tons in Asia Cup make him the next big thing in Indian cricket, adds the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVirat Kohli has become the toast of the cricket world, neutral fans and even rival players like Kevin Pietersen joining in to rejoice with Indian supporters. The 23year-old Delhi batsman, hailed for his class and temperament, could not have timed the innings any better. If such a massive effort, in a must-win clash against archrivals Pakistan and while chasing, was not enough, Virat has single-handedly lifted the spirits of a nation agonising after the team&#8217;s miserable second successive overseas campaign. To add to that, Sachin Tendulkar&#8217;s much-awaited 100th international century against Bangladesh had also been drowned in defeat,\u201d writes <strong>HT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that Kohli\u2019s 183 was the best one-day innings he has seen in recent times, says a report in HT. \u201cVirat Kohli&#8217;s 183 was the best one-day innings I have seen in recent times,\u201c Ganguly said, adding, \u201cKohli is the right person to replace Rahul Dravid at No.3 for India,\u201c he said.<\/p>\n<p>Talking in same vein Intikhab Alam, former akistan captain and coach, said that Virat Kohli is of a different mettle. \u201cI have seen some great knocks played in India-Pakistan games. The one that comes to mind immediately is Saeed Anwar\u2019s 194, in Chennai, in the 1997 Independence Cup. I feel this innings of Virat\u2019s is as good as that,\u201d said Alam, according to a report in <strong>TOI. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undoubtedly, Virat Kohli is the hottest ODI batsman on the planet, writes The Times Of India, adding that what the statistics seems to suggest, especially when compared to the other batting greats at a similar stage \u2014 85 games \u2014 of their respective careers. Consider this. 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