(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Former West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has said India captain Virat Kohli is the best batsman in the world at the moment and also his favourite.
Chanderpaul was in India a few days back for the Road Safety World Series 2020, but it was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
'Obviously, it's Virat Kohli. He has been working on all the aspects of his game, and the results are showing. He is working hard on his fitness; he works on his skills. You see him putting in the hard work, and he is one of those guys who always wants to do well. He's proven it, day in and day out. You have to give credit to him for that. It's not easy to stay at the top of your game for so long. You got to put in your work, and the results are showing, Chanderpaul told Sportstar.
On West Indies' chances in the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in October-November in Australia, he said: 'Well, West Indies have always had players for the shorter format. Yet again, it all depends on how well you perform on that day because, in the T20 format, anybody could win on that day. We always have a lot of match-winners, that's the good thing about us.
'With the power hitters, good bowlers they play a major part in the shorter format. So, we still have one of the best T20 squads around. But we still have to go out and play well to win matches. Don't take anyone lightly, play as hard as we can, and we will win, Chanderpaul added.
Gibbs would like Kohli as gym
partner during quarantine
Former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs said that he would like to have Indian captain Virat Kohli as his gym partner for quarantine.
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, cricket has come to a virtual standstill and the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday tweeted a graphic named 'who is your quarantine partner.
Gibbs responded to the tweet saying, 'In quarantine, me and @imVkohli going toe to toe in the gym.
Although Kohli's name was there, there was no option related to working out in the gym on the graphic. Kohli had famously called Gibbs his favourite cricketer during his days as an U19 cricketer.
Meanwhle with gyms closed and the Indian cricket team players cooped up inside their homes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, fielding fielding coach R Sridhar is giving his boys fitness tips from home.
In a video shared on Instagram by the Indian cricket team, the official handle, Sridhar is seen doing ab exercises. 'Stay indoors and stay fit. Our fielding coach @coach_rsridhar giving us major fitness goals from home, the post said.
India's home series with South Africa was postponed even after the Proteas touching base in India and the first of the three ODIs being washed out in Dharamshala. The Indian Premier League (IPL) was also pushed back till April 15 in the wake of the outbreak which has gripped the world.
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