Virat Kohli is as good as it gets: Kevin Pietersen

Ahead of the five-match Test series against India, Kevin Pietersen has been one of the many former England skippers to sound the warning shots for the incumbent players who would be undergoing their baptism of fire against Virat Kohli and his band of merry men. While the Brits are not the greatest players when it comes to plying their trade on flat and spinning wickets, they are in a much worse situation as they play the top-ranked Test team in the world.

Kevin Pietersen, who captained England on their tour of 2008, went on to compare Joe Root and Virat Kohli. However, the 36-year old added that it would not be a viable thing to compare due to the fact that Virat has far more superior numbers and that they are playing in the Subcontinent.

“Kohli is as good as it gets. He is right up there. Root has good numbers, but it`s unfair to even compare Joe with Virat because his numbers are just phenomenal. He plays so aggressively – sometimes it`s like – are you serious? The way he makes big runs for his team so often is just remarkable,” the swashbuckling right-hander was quoted as saying by `The Cricketer` magazine.

Pietersen also spoke about Ravichandran Ashwin and his ability to bowl the doosra and deceive the England batsmen. “When I`ve played against him, I could pick his doosra, so I was OK. But if England`s batsmen can`t pick his doosra they`ll have issues. I was always looking to smash his off-spinner.,” Pietersen said.

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“The low bounce might make it harder, but that`s part of the challenge of playing in India. Batsmen have got to find themselves a boundary option in India. It`s all about rotating the strike and maneuvering the field. I was OK in India. I enjoyed it there. I made plenty of hundreds there.

“Ashwin is a good bowler. He uses his variations very well, especially the way he approaches the crease. He`s always looking to attack and outfox a batsman,” he added.