'I don't think Virat Kohli needs to...' - Former Pakistan cricketer compares Virat Kohli's game with 'Fab 4' competitor

Virat Kohli (Source - Twitter)

Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli smashed his 29th Test century in the ongoing 2nd Test against West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. This was also Kohli's 500th international game and smashing a century in it added another feather to his cap.

Meanwhile, former Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt recently talked about Kohli during a live stream on his YouTube channel where a fan asked him if Kohli can play in an aggressive approach like former England captain Joe Root who has been performing exceptionally well in the longest format over the past few years. However, Butt thinks that Kohli doesn’t need to play with an aggressive approach.

"If all of your friends are doing something and you aren't, you will eventually pick some habits from them because you're eventually playing with them. Indian batters, both new and old, like to play the ball on its merit. There would only be one or two players who play very aggressively, whereas England's culture has become going out-of-the-box. If someone plays defensively, he looks out of the box. It's the opposite in India. I don't think Virat Kohli needs to do anything like that. He's a much superior player,” Butt was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

Root and Kohli's performance after they left the captaincy

A few years back, some cricket experts created a term called ‘Fab 4’ in which the modern-great players of the Test format are included. Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Root and Kohli are the 4 players who have managed to remain in the least over the past few years. However, Root and Smith are the only batters who have consistently performed in the longest format.

Both players have left their captaincy and started focusing on their game. However, Kohli's performance declined after he left the captaincy while Root uplifted his performance in the Test format and even acquired the no. 1 spot in the Test batting rankings multiple times.