Kohli must continue scoring to surpass Sachin's level: Virender Sehwag

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag recently showered praises on the current Indian skipper Virat Kohli. Sehwag looked mighty impressed with the recent form of the Indian captain. Well, Sehwag is not the only one who is drooling over Kohli’s recent form. But the former Indian cricketer has gone to state that Virat Kohli will breach the milestone number of 100 international hundreds.

Virender Sehwag remarked that Kohli can play until the age of 40 considering his prime fitness levels. Hence, scoring 100 tons should come his way automatically. Also, he noted that earlier people used to feel there will be no better player than Sachin. And now, they say the same for Kohli.

“Earlier, people used to say that there can’t be another player like Sachin. The same can be said for Kohli now. In his career, he’ll definitely break some of the records set by Sachin. He can break Sachin’s record of 100 international tons,” Sehwag told India TV during the show ‘Cricket Ki Baat’.

“Watching his current fitness, I believe, he can play until the age of 40. All he needs is to keep enjoying the game of cricket for eight-nine years down the line. He can score 62 tons in ODIs. He can play more ODI matches than Sachin and that would definitely bring runs and centuries for him,” he added.

Kohli’s hunger for runs and the Indian turnaround

Virender Sehwag further spoke about the hunger for runs that Kohli has. He noted that in order to emulate the feat of Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli will have to continue scoring runs. Speaking about the dramatic turnaround of the Indian team on the South African tour, Sehwag credited the success to Kohli’s leadership. He cited that any other captain would have felt let down by the Test series defeat. But Kohli did not let that creep in to the mindset of the Indian side.

“He (Kohli) is hungry for runs. Sachin, on the other hand, has set a benchmark for every Indian batsman. Kohli must be having this thing in mind that to reach or surpass Sachin’s level, he has to continue scoring runs,” mentioned Sehwag.

“100 percent credit goes to Kohli and the team management that inspired the rest of the team to the historic win. While some other captain would have been demoralized by Test series loss, Kohli came up stronger with his aggression and led India to the victory. That best part about Kohli is that he is concerned for every single inning of his career,” he conceded.

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