{"id":83784,"date":"2019-09-20T10:14:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T00:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=83784"},"modified":"2019-09-20T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T00:14:25","slug":"afridi-praises-indian-skipper-virat-kohli-calls-him-great-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/afridi-praises-indian-skipper-virat-kohli-calls-him-great-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Afridi praises Indian skipper Virat Kohli, calls him \u2018great player\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Online<br \/>\nIslamabad<br \/>\nFormer Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi congratulated Virat Kohli on Wednesday after the Indian skipper became the leading run-scorer in the shortest format of the game.<br \/>\nKohli surpassed teammate Rohit Sharma to become the leading run-scorer in T20 during last night\u2019s game against South Africa. His unbeaten 72, helping India to chase 150 with ease.<br \/>\n\u201cCongratulations Kohli. You are a great player indeed, wish you continued success, keep entertaining cricket fans all around the world,\u201d Afridi posted on Twitter.<br \/>\nKohli now sits at the top of the runs table with 2,441 runs from 71 matches and an average of over 50 in T20. He is also the only batsman in the world who averages of 50 in all three formats at the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Islamabad Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi congratulated Virat Kohli on Wednesday after the Indian skipper became the leading run-scorer in the shortest format of the game. Kohli surpassed teammate Rohit Sharma to become the leading run-scorer in T20 during last night\u2019s game against South Africa. 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