Srinagar: Former India pacer Irfan Pathan has warned Australia ahead of WTC Final about being complacent against star batter Virat Kohli.
After ending his rough patch, scoring century in all three formats, playing a blinder of a knock against Pakistan in last year’s T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli is once again at the top of his game, coming off a brilliant IPL 2023 that saw him score 639 runs and emerging as the fourth-highest run-scorer of the season.
Irfan Pathan feels that if Australia mistake this Kohli to be the one of 2021, Kohli will rip them to shreds.
“This is a completely different Virat Kohli who has scored lot of runs. No doubt about it. He scored a 100 in Test match, T20 and ODIs. Hence, the drought of hundreds has gone away as well. A guy like Virat Kohli… always known him, he is a confident player. He has scored over 25,000 runs in international cricket. How has he done that? Through the confidence in his abilities. When he comes to bat in England in that WTC final against Australia, No. 4 batter is going to be the most crucial one for India,” Pathan said on Star Sports.
Virat Kohli has a stellar record against Australia in Tests – 1979 runs in 24 matches at an average of 48.27 with eight centuries.