Virat Kohli better than Sachin Tendulkar in hard situations: Imran Khan

 Former team captain and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday termed Indian player Virat Kohli better than cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar in critical moments, reported HindustanTimes.

Imran Khan clearly appreciated Virat Kohli’s batting in all cricket formats and said that Kohli has spark to play outstandingly.

He said that Viv Richards, Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar were considered to be dazzling players but now, Kohli has won the hearts of cricket loverswith his versatility.

“Apart from his talent and technique, he has a very good temperament. His temperament is better than Sachin’s.  Kohli performs at the most difficult of opportunities, which Sachin sometimes wasn’t able to," he said.

Imran Khan said that Kohli can easily tackle difficult situations and declared him as world class batsman.

Khan, who was in Kolkata to watch a World T20 match between India and Pakistan in March, said: "It was very painful watching Pakistan lose, but Kohli played a very good game. I look at batsmen from a bowler’s point of view and I think of how to get them out. Just look at how Kohli plays in difficult situations. He’s better than anyone. I’d say he’s the best internationally, today. You can back him to play any match."

During his trip to India, Khan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him that India and Pakistan should restore cricketing ties. However, all he reportedly got in response was a smile.

Khan, however, made a fervent appeal for restoring cricketing ties by saying that all Pakistanis cannot be punished for the incident.

“It’s very immature to punish Pakistan for something they did not agree with. This idea of collective punishment... no human rights (principle) calls for collective punishment. Everyone here condemned the Mumbai and Pathankot attacks. Mind you, we suffer far more terrorist attacks than you do every other day. So, to blame a country that’s actually suffering from the worst form of terrorism, and then to give it this collective punishment, is just very immature,” he said.

(Source: Duniya News)