Published 07:19 IST, April 8th 2020

Shane Warne picks 'best' between Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara & Virat Kohli

Warne had no doubts at all when he picked Sir Vivan Richards as the best batsman he has ever seen but said that Virat Kohli is getting better than the legend

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Australia's spin wizard Shane Warne had doubts at all when he picked Sir Vivan Richards as best batsman he has ever seen but admitted that Virat Kohli is getting better than legend himself. re have often been comparisons between Indian run maestro and West Indies legend. Virat Kohli idolizes his 'Big Boss' Sir Viv Richards and latter too has admitted that Indian skipper is best in business across all formats of game. Australia's Warne feels that Virat Kohli is t far off behind Viv Richards and expects him to go past legend one day.

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'Just best'

Speaking live on his Instagram handle, Warne revealed that while Viv Richards was best batsman he had ever seen, Virat Kohli was soon catching up. Warne said that Indian skipper was constantly pushing debate as to who was better and said that it was tough to believe someone was better than legend but Virat Kohli is on his way n doing so. Warne also picked Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as best batters he has played with. 

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Warne World XI: Batting lineup 

Shane Warne picked Virender Sehwag and Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya to open innings for his side. Jayasuriya was regarded as one of destructive openers during his time alongside Romesh Kaluwitharana.   . 3 spot was given to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored a world record 18,426 runs in ODIs. .4 and .5 spot went to West Indian legend Brian Lara and England's Kevin Pietersen. Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara was handed wicketkeeping duties in side. England's Andrew Flintoff was named as lone allrounder in side.

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Shane Warne World XI: Bowling lineup

Shane Warne's World XI bowling attack consists of three pacers and one spinner. three pacers in side are Pakistan legend Wasim Akram, West Indies legend Curtly Ambrose and n fastest bowler in world Shoaib Akhtar. New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori was named specialist spinner in side. 

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07:19 IST, April 8th 2020