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Wasim Jaffer believes Virat Kohli can play for India for 3-4 extra years and probably break Sachin Tendulkar’s report of 100 centuries.
Virat Kohli celebrates after finishing his maiden century in Champions Trophy. (Image Credit score: AFP)
The previous Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer reckons that Virat Kohli can proceed taking part in for India for 3 or 4 extra years and in addition break Sachin Tendulkar’s report of 100 centuries in worldwide cricket.
Kohli who’s 36 years outdated at present has 82 worldwide centuries with 51 tons in ODIs, 30 in Assessments and one century in T20I cricket respectively. His most up-to-date century got here towards Pakistan within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group-stage fixture to guide the Males in Blue to a win by six wickets in Dubai.
However previous to the beginning of the event, considerations have been raised on account of Kohli’s struggles with consistency. Even within the T20 World Cup in 2024, Kohli struggled to get important scores however managed to attain an important half-century within the remaining towards South Africa. In Assessments, his solely important knock was towards Australia in Perth scoring a century in a successful trigger. However India went on to lose the collection with Kohli struggling to attain in most of these video games.
“As a cricket fan, you wish to see Virat as a lot as you’ll be able to. With the shape he was in (towards Pakistan), no person needs to see him get out. When he makes runs all people is glad, and I’m certain everybody needs Virat to play for 3-4 extra years and break all information,” Jaffer stated through the launch of a company cricket league, right here on Wednesday.
“The century report is one that appears like Virat goes to interrupt. When Sachin Tendulkar made 100 centuries it regarded it is going to by no means be damaged however the way in which Virat made runs since 2010 it appears to be like like he’ll break that inconceivable factor. If Virat breaks that Sachin Tendulkar may also be very glad,” he added.
He additionally talked about how Shubman Gill is the following celebrity of Indian cricket however felt that it was unfair to already be evaluating him to Kohli and quite needs the opening batter to proceed his stellar type for the nationwide group.
“Will probably be unfair on Shubman to guage him with Virat Kohli, Shubman is making his personal street. He’s taking part in terrific cricket. Within the England collection, he was man-of-the-series, he made a very good begin to the Champions Trophy and I hope he’ll proceed as a result of all people has expectations from him. He and the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal are going to take Indian batting ahead,” he shared.