Pakistan batter Khurram Manzoor made a stunning statement about India’s batting superstar Virat Kohli, who is regarded as one of the greatest batters the game has ever seen.
Kohli has already made a mockery of many records, and now he is just three centuries away from equaling Sachin Tendulkar's (49) record for most centuries in ODI cricket.
Well, Manzoor has a different take on the right-hander’s supremacy with the bat, as the Pakistani cricketer claimed that he is the world's number-one batter and Kohli is behind him in this regard. He said that his record in List A cricket is better than that of Kohli.
Khurram Manzoor said on Nadir Ali's Podcast: “I am not comparing myself with Virat Kohli. Fact is, in 50-overs cricket, whoever are there in the top-10, I am the world number 1. Kohli is behind me as he scores a century every six innings. I score century every 5.68 innings, which is a world record. Over the last 10 years, my average is 53, and I am ranked fifth in the world, as far as List A cricket is concerned.”
Notably, Manzoor, who has represented Pakistan in 16 Tests, 7 ODIs, and 3 T20Is, has scored more than 12,000 runs in first-class matches and nearly 8,000 runs in list-A cricket. He last played for Pakistan in 2016.
The 36-year-old added, “I also have scored 24 centuries in the last 48 innings. Between 2015 and now, whoever has opened for Pakistan, I still remain the leading scorer among them. I am also the top scorer and century-getter in national T20. Yet I get ignored. I have 8-9 records (in List A cricket).”
