Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir believes Virat Kohli is the “Only Real King” in world cricket after he smashed his sixth Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Thursday.
Virat Kohli smashed an elegant century in Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-important eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. The win saved RCB in hunt for the play-of spots.
It was the first sport inside the historic previous of the IPL the place centuries had been scored from each facet with Kohli’s sixth hundred overshadowing Heinrich Klassen’s glorious 104 off 51 balls.
what a inning by one and solely the true king @imVkohli take a bow. pic.twitter.com/3wOA8hj0Ki
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) May 18, 2023
“What a inning by one and only the real king @imVkohli take a bow,” Amir wrote on Twitter.
In his YouTube channel “Inswing with Amir,’ he acknowledged Virat Kohli has been his favourite batsman on the earth cricket of this era and no one comes close to him.
“There is no comparison between Virat with any other player of this generation. Virat’s achievements are unbelievable,” acknowledged Amir.
“Today he achieved one different feat. This hundred was so explicit becasue it was a must0win sport for RCB and he stepped up.
What is the important thing of the extraordinarily worthwhile Virat-Faf pair?🤔
We will let King Kohli spill the beans 😉#TATAIPL | #SRHvRCB | @RCBTweets | @imVkohli | @faf1307 pic.twitter.com/BEKGcALbZK
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2023
“The type of photos he has carried out is unbelievable. We find out about his class and an enormous participant will always come good when going will get highly effective. He has scored his first hundred in 4 years, his sixth in match’s historic previous.
“He is the real king of cricket. If he will play for five more years I don’t know how many records he is going to set .. you never know,” he acknowledged.
Some memorable souvenirs and infinite inspiration in there 😃👌🏻
Spirit of Cricket 👏🏻👏🏻
#TATAIPL | #SRHvRCB | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/wLUPhCxmED
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2023
The win shot Bangalore to No. 4 inside the components desk with 14 components and raised its hopes of going via the playoffs with its ultimate league sport in the direction of already licensed Gujarat Titans nonetheless in hand.
“RCB’s hope for the semifinals are alive now. I hope they play in the semis and final and also win the title,” acknowledged Amir.
An spectacular CENTURY by Virat Kohli 🔥🔥
Take a bow, King Kohli!
His SIXTH century inside the IPL.#TATAIPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/gd39A6tp5d
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2023
The left-arm pacer heaped reward on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klassen’s who scored an impressive 104 off 51 balls.
“It was one of Klassen’s best innings of his career. He deserves all the plaudits,” acknowledged Amir.
Amir lauded RCB’s opening pair of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli.
“I think these two are unbelieveable. Faf is leading run scorer of the tournament and it looks like he would end up scoing more than 800 runs in this year’s IPL,” he acknowledged.
