Kevin Pietersen irks twitterati by calling Virat Kohli as 'greatest batsman of his generation'
"The greatest batsman of his generation. He is on a different level to any current batsmen - @imVkohli!" - Tweeted KP.
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Indian captain Virat Kohli registered his 20th Test century earlier today during the ongoing final Test between Indian and Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla. With the century, the 29-year-old skipper also became the fourth fastest Indian to reach 5,000 runs in the longer format of the game.
While Kohli was smashing his way to century, in another part of the world Australian skipper Steve Smith added fourty runs to the Aussie scoreboard in the second day-night Test of the Magellan Ashes. The Saturday turned out to be a feast for the cricket fans as two of the best modern day batsmen were in action, simultaneously.
Interestingly, former England star Kevin Pietersen seemed to have been impressed more by Kohli’s efforts as he took to Twitter to call him the ‘greatest of his generation’. Pietersen’s remark however, did not go down with the Australian fans on the social media platform, as they argued Smith was better than Kohli. His comments attracted more criticism as it comes after an array of Australian legends including Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh, heaped praise on Smith following his match-winning 141 not out in the first Test.
One of them even predicted that England batsman will receive a lot of flak from Australian fans, given the heated rivalry between England and Australia on and off the field in the ongoing Ashes season.
You can see the tweet below:
The greatest batsman of his generation. He is on a different level to any current batsmen – @imVkohli!
— KP (@KP24) December 2, 2017
Pietersen’s remark comes after an array of Australian legends, including Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh, heaped praise on Smith following his match-winning 141 not out in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane last month.
Notably, Smith, who started as a leg-spinner, has gone on to become one of the most consistent batsmen in the modern era. However, Kohli dominates limited-over cricket as he averages more than Smith in both ODIs and T20Is.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to KP’s tweet:
— Burning Dezire. (@iam_zaid) December 2, 2017
Who has played 100 more ODIs and 25 more T20s? Australia don't play anywhere near as many short format matches. Test cricket is their pinnacle. Steve Smith is the best test cricket batsman!
— Trav (@TravRusso) December 2, 2017
Um no. Steve Smith is a level above
— Chris Anderson (@chris_ando91) December 2, 2017
Even Steve Smith, KP?
— Michael Randall (@MickRandallHS) December 2, 2017
I’m English and Smith is by far and away the best batsmen in the world James Anderson looks at Kohli and he’s on his way back to the pavilion
— Bobby O'Hara (@bobbyohara) December 2, 2017
I'll just leave this here pic.twitter.com/R05wcqAhdp
— Ryan Payne (@Payno182) December 2, 2017
Master of flat pitches…
— Andy Hart (@andyh769) December 2, 2017
Wait till Eng and Sa tour,he's playing on the subcontinent from a year and a half…..
— Obaid Ur Rahman©®™ (@Obaid24) December 2, 2017
Im not against him,well played to him but it'll be good if he performs in ENGLAND…
— Obaid Ur Rahman©®™ (@Obaid24) December 2, 2017
He’s versing Sri Lanka on an Indian pitch. Calm down KP. Steve Smith’s better than Virat anyway
— Thomas Stewart (@tstewcav26) December 2, 2017
He has to do it in England then maybe
— Josh Kaye (@jkaye1985) December 2, 2017
He is by far the greatest LOI player in this generation. Tests you can make a case for Smith.
— Soham (@_ThatSohamMehta) December 2, 2017
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