‘Haa isko limitation bolte hai strength nhi’ – Fans react as Kevin Pietersen calls Virat Kohli ‘wonderful player of spin’

On 20th June 2011, India squared off against West Indies where a young guy made his debut in the longest format of the game. The guy is none other than, Virat Kohli. His illustrious career and amazing Test journey started today 12 years ago. After playing for more than a decade, Kohli has managed to impress everyone with his aggressive style of cricket.

Speaking about the same, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen praised Kohli and said that he is a wonderful player of spin. After knowing that Kohli has been dismissed by stumping just once in his Test career, Pietersen praised him. He said, “He [Virat Kohli] is a wonderful player of spin, and you sort of understand it because they play spin off the back foot and have such beautiful wrists. You hardly ever see Virat running down, charging, and going all guns blazing, and he certainly doesn’t sweep, reverse sweep. I mean, you can watch him bat. Mentally, you can see him batting there, so you can sort of understand that.”

Pietersen’s remarks came after former England skipper Joe Root was stumped by Alex Carey off Nathan Lyon on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test of Ashes 2023. After facing 6903 deliveries in Test cricket and playing 130 matches, Root was dismissed by stumping. Root was dismissed for 46 runs off 55 balls with the help of five boundaries and a six.

Kumar Sangakkara also lauds Virat Kohli’s batting technique

Speaking about the same, former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara also praised Kohli for his technique to tackle spin in Test cricket. He said, “He [Kohli] is also a kind of IPL mode, isn’t it? A lot of these players are very happy step-hitting from the crease. So, they don’t allow bowlers to bowl on a length, so the old art of having to use your feet against spin is gone, or they don’t do it anymore. You drop down and work a single. No, just stay in the crease and hit it out of the park. That’s true.”

It’s worth noting that, Virat Kohli is currently spending time with family as he is on vacation. After failing against Australia in the World Test Championship finals, the Indian team is having one month off from cricket. The team will face West Indies in two-match Test series starting on July 12 to kick off their WTC 2023-25 campaign. The Indian team will also participate in Asia Cup, World Cup and Afghanistan series later this year.

Here is how fans react to Kevin Pietersen’s comments:

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