Angelo Mathews picks Virat Kohli as his favourite 'Fab 4' batsman in modern-day cricket

Veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Maws has picked Virat Kohli as his favourite 'Fab 4' batsman in modern-day cricket that includes likes of top-ranked Test batsman Steve Smith, charismatic New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, and, English Test skipper Joe Root. Virat beats m all convincingly as he has 43 ODI centuries, over 20,000 international runs, and 70 international centuries.

'I would go with Virat Kohli': Angelo Maws

“I would go with Virat Kohli as he is one of most consistent after (Kumar) Sangakkara", said Maws while talking to Anis Sajan on Episode 2 of Mr. Cricket UAE Podcast. 

Virat Kohli's successful journey so far

Virat Kohli is one of best batsmen of this generation. He had first burst onto scene just months after leading India to U-19 World Cup triumph in 2008. He has scored 7223 runs in 85 Tests, 11867 runs in 248 ODIs, and 2794 runs in 82 T20Is. Kohli (43) needs just seven more tons to get past his idol Sachin who has 49 tons in 50-overs format.

Indian skipper had surpassed likes of Tendulkar and Caribbean legend Brian Lara to become only player in history of game to score 20,000 runs in international cricket. Virat Kohli had achieved this feat during World Cup 2019. 

Meanwhile, batting megastar was all set to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020 that was originally scheduled to get underway on March 29 but has been suspended indefinitely as of w due to global pandemic. RCB will be eyeing ir maiden IPL crown after faltering at final hurdle thrice in 2009, 2011, and, 2016 editions respectively.
India's next two away bilateral series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe respectively have been called off due to coronavirus fear. 

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