'You don't mess with Virat Kohli', admits former Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif

Rashid Latif has said that players should give a good thought before messing with Virat Kohli. Kohli is kwn for his aggressive nature on field and does t mind giving it back when someone tries to get under his skin. Latif had highlighted an incident between Virat and Mitchell Johnson during India's four-match Test series Down Under in 2014-15 season.

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'You don't mess' Rashid Latif

A daily publication has quoted former Pakistani wicket-keeper saying that Kohli who was captaining Indian team in that Test series Down Under had scored two centuries in each innings of a Test match. Meanwhile, veteran stumper had also recollected an incident where Indian skipper and Johnson were seen exchanging a few words out in middle. At same time, Rashid also mentioned that Kohli did t react in a defensive manner.

Latif, who was a part of Pakistan's 1996 and 2003 World Cup squads also went on to add that batting megastar is one of players with whom a bowler should mess up with. He furr added that re was legendary Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad, West Indian legend and two-time World Cup winner Sir Vivian Richards and Indian legend as well as 1983 World Cup winner Sunil Gavaskar with whom one could t mess with and that Virat Kohli is one such player today.

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