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Kohli masterclass prompts Tendulkar comparisons
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 29 - 03 - 2016

Indian great Sachin Tendulkar remains the gold standard of batting in the post-Bradman era but Virat Kohli's latest masterclass in Sunday's World Twenty20 shootout against Australia has prompted comparisons with his famous compatriot.
Not for the first time in the tournament, it took Kohli's masterly knock to get India across the line in a virtual quarterfinal against the reigning 50-overs world champion.
Kohli remained unbeaten after a sublime 82, burnishing his reputation as arguably the best chaser in limited-overs cricket with a knock that reminded many of Tendulkar's 143 against Australia in a 1998 one-dayer at Sharjah dubbed "desert storm."
Shane Warne was at the receiving end of Tendulkar's wrath in that match and 18 years since the contest, the Australian spin great saw Tendulkar's shadow in Kohli's latest knock.
"Great knock by @imVkohli Reminded me of one of your many special innings buddy," Warne tweeted to his great rival Tendulkar after Kohli secured India a place in the semifinals Sunday.
Kohli bejeweled his knock with two sixes and nine boundaries and sprinted tirelessly between wickets in a flawless display of limited overs batting under tremendous pressure. He middled every ball, timed his shots with surgical precision and found gaps with eerie regularity to stamp his class.
"Of the modern players, I've always thought that Brian Lara was the best placer of the ball," former Australia captain Ian Chappell told www.espncricinfo.com. "I think I have got Brian in second spot now."
The West Indian batting great was also bowled by what he saw and requested videos of Kohli's early days, hailing the Indian as the "best timer of a cricket ball" that he has seen. At 27, Kohli stands on the brink of batting greatness with 36 international centuries against his name and averages of 44 in Tests, 51 in one-dayers and 55 in Twenty20 matches.
It has been a fascinating transformation of a Delhi cricketer perceived initially as yet another brash brat from the streets of a city long accused of inculcating aggression in its youth.
Since Kohli's international debut in a one-dayer against Sri Lanka eight years ago, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has closely watched the tattoo-wearing, blunt-speaking, heart-on-his-sleeve youngster transform into a mature match-winner.
Kohli hates the idea of an on-field confrontations that doesn't include him and Dhoni argued it suits the player who succeeded him as India's Test captain.
"He will always be the same," Dhoni said after the victory in Mohali. "He will be an aggressive character who will be ready to take on challenges and he will be aggressive on the field.
"But he will also improve. He is shifting in the right direction but he is a tremendous character. He should not lose his character because that's what his strength is."
"Hats off to this genius with a bat," Kapil Dev wrote in the Mail Today newspaper. "I have always believed that T20 cricket is not just about slamming the ball or indulging in ambitious shots. You can play your normal cricket strokes and win your battles against the bowlers. Virat's exhibition proved it."
Former all-rounder Ravi Shastri, who is now India's coach, said that Kohli's "fabulous" innings had proved that the team was hitting its stride at the crucial moment.
"From India's point of view, I think they'll get stronger as this tournament progresses," said Shastri. — Agencies


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