10 iconic cricketers who immortalised their trademark cricketing shots

2. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has pulled off some incredible feats in his career with his perseverance and batting skills. He is considered among the best batters of the world in all forms of cricket due to his spectacular numbers. His potential to play elegant strokes with ease makes him a stylish batter.

For any true cricket fan, watching Kohli play a cover drive is one of the best sights to behold. The veteran has used it as a weapon to amass runs. In the past, the batting ace has whacked some top-notch bowlers such as Mitchell Johnson, Mohammad Amir, and James Anderson using the drive.

Nowadays, Kohli’s cover drive often gets stiff competition from that of Babar Azam. Steve Smith was recently asked to choose between these two legendary players’ cover drives on an ESPNcricinfo show. Replying to it, Smith chose Kohli in terms of the shot. In 2022, New Zealand’s white-ball captain Kane Williamson was also asked the same question and the Kiwi skipper also gave the same answer.