“You are always scared of him,” Pakistani player warns bowlers against Virat Kohli

Pakistan Vice-Captain Shadab Khan addressed in an interview that he wishes to see Indian veteran Virat Kohli back in form and also wants him to register his 71st century which is much awaited.

Shadab Khan said “The former players are not playing right now so that is why they think that (Virat does not instil same fear). It is still the same, when you are not playing, you think that this batter does not scare the opposition now. He is a legend, he has given many performances for India. He is a big player, you are always scared of him. We don’t want him to score a big innings against us, I just pray him to score as many runs he did before. I wish he registers a century, not against us, but against some other opposition in the tournament,” said Shadab during a press conference on Saturday.

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On Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium, India’s first Asia Cup game will be against its bitter foe Pakistan. Since Pakistan easily defeated India by a margin of 10 wickets at the same stadium during the 2021 T20 World Cup, this will be the first time the two teams have faced off.