Mohammad Kaif All Praises for Virat Kohli, Says He Has A 'Zidd' To Prove His Critics Wrong

New Delhi: After the impressive show of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli in the ongoing first ODI against South Africa, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif was all praises for the talismanic batter. Praising the batter, Mohammad Kaif stated that the Virat has a "zidd to prove his critics wrong."

It is to be noted here that Virat Kohli made an impressive start to his innings and stunned as he raced to 22 off 20 and soon completed his 76th ODI half-century in only 48 balls with a maximum against Corbin Bosch. The ace cricketer had scored a century in the 38th over with a boundary.

Impressed with Virat's performance, former cricketer Mohammad Kaif took to his X and posted, "Virat Kohli has a zidd to prove his critics wrong.. King for a reason,' Kaif posted on X.

The match turned out to be interesting as Virat Kohli along with former skipper Rohit Sharma, broke the all-time Indian record held by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid for having played the maximum number of international games together during the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday.

It is to be noted here that Virat Kohli, who is playing his 306th ODI, while Rohit, playing in his 277th one-day international, together combined for their 392nd international match across formats. Not just this they also surpassed the Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who played in 391 games between 1996 and 2012.

Rohit and Virat together stitched a 136-run stand together for the second wicket after the two joined forces when opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught behind off Nandre Burger with India’s score at 25. This was the 20th stand of 100 runs or more between the two.

Kaif also praised Rohit for his 57-run innings. Notably, Rohit broke the former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi's world record for most sixes in ODIs by hitting three maximums.

"Rohit Sharma is letting his bat do the talking and telling the world that age is just a number. What a player," Kaif wrote in another post.

Meanwhile, Indian cricket commentator, Harsha Bhogle praising Virat Kohli's performance, wrote, ''They never went anywhere. They aren't going anywhere. Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli.''

A user taking to X wrote, ''Sometimes emotions just hit differently. This is Rohit Sharma. For Virat Kohli. From a lot of Indian cricket fans as well for the directionless cricket board and management, I guess.''