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Gayle at top, Kohli included; Nicholas Pooran names five-best T20I batters of all time

Poulomi Chakraborty

 Pooran names Kohli as India's best T20I player (Source: @CricCrazyV/x.com, @mjnjnjnj131141/x.com)  Pooran names Kohli as India's best T20I player (Source: @CricCrazyV/x.com, @mjnjnjnj131141/x.com) 

After lifting the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli bid adieu to the shortest format, leaving a void for the cricket world. Though the next generation steps in, his legendary heroics still linger in every fan’s heart.

His T20 records speak to his greatness in the format, and one of the best T20I batters in the world, Nicholas Pooran, can’t even get over his heroics. In a recent interaction, he hailed Virat Kohli as the greatest T20I batter of India.

Pooran hails Kohli’s brilliance in the shortest format

The cricket world often hails Virat Kohli’s excellence in the Test and ODI format, but his brilliance in the T20Is often goes unnoticed. Even after retiring from the format last year, his explosive impact remains a cherished asset, and fans still long for his magic in the shortest game.

In the shortest format, he has delivered some of the iconic knocks over the years. More than glorious knocks, he came out with courage whenever India was in trouble. Though he scored just one century in the format, he was often the driving force behind India’s most thrilling T20I victories.

It's not just the fans; one of the fiercest batters of the shortest format, Nicholas Pooran, can’t get over Kohli’s heroics in the T20Is. In a recent interaction with Crictracker, he hailed Virat Kohli as one of the greatest T20I batters India has ever produced.

In 125 T20I matches in his career, he scored 4188 runs with 38 half-centuries and one century. His lone T20I century came against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022. Even after getting away from the format, he is still an icon of the T20 format.

Who makes it to Pooran’s top 5 T20I batters list?

In the interaction, Nicholas Pooran was asked his picks for the top 5 best batters of the shortest format of the game, and his answer stunned the world. The Caribbean superstar picked the Universe Boss Chris Gayle as his first choice. Kohli stood at number 2, the only Indian in Pooran’s list.

In the third position, West Indies great Kieron Pollard secured his place. For the fourth and fifth positions, Pooran picked Jos Buttler and AB de Villiers. In the lost, Pooran ignored himself, but with his staggering T20 records, he can easily fit into the list.