India star batter Virat Kohli ended his century within the longest format when he smashed a ton towards Australia within the fourth and closing Test for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad. This century turned out to be a particular one as Kohli had final hit the triple figures in Tests again in November 2019 towards Bangladesh. It was Kohli’s twenty ninth Test ton and seventy fifth worldwide ton. As the 34-year-old batter battled by his lean patch and returned to his classic type, speculations are being made that he may simply surpass cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar‘s mighty feat of 100 worldwide tons.

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar got here up with very totally different recommendation and said that the previous India skipper ought to stick solely to the Test and ODI format and overlook in regards to the T20Is because the shortest format is draining him out.

“As a cricketer, if you ask me, I feel he should stop playing T20Is and stick with only Test and ODI formats. T20I unki energy bahot nikaal deta hai (T20I format drains a lot of his energy). He is a very excited kind of character. He wants to be out there, he wants to look good. He wants to have a good time in T20Is. He likes it. But at times, he needs to save his body. How old is he right now? 34 right? Easily he can play for about 6 to 8 years. If he plays 30-50 more Test matches, I’m sure it won’t be difficult for him to score 25 centuries in those Test matches,” Akhtar told Sports Tak.

“However, it will still be a daunting task for him in terms of fitness and mental health. Luckily, he is a strong guy, he is a Punjabi guy. It’s great that he is in a good frame of mind. He is concentrating and having a good time with his cricket. So he should remain focused and cross the 100-century barrier. And India will reserve high praise for him. And all these trash talks about Babar Azam and Virat Kohli – these are great players. Who is bigger than Kohli or Babar in Asia? No one. So all these loose talks are done just to grab attention,” he added.

Talking in regards to the fourth Test, Kohli scored 186 runs as his knock performed a vital function in serving to India play out a draw with Australia and ultimately e-book a World Test Championship closing with Australia.

Currently, Team India is squaring off towards Australia within the three-match ODI collection. The collection now levelled at 1-1 after the guests registered a thumping 10-wicket win within the second match.

The third and closing ODI shall be performed on Wednesday at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.