"His record at chasing is absolutely phenomenal": Anderson hails this IND player

Former England pacer James Anderson feels that Indian stalwart Virat Kohli is one one of the best players for chasing runs and finishing games keeping in ind his domination in whiteball cricketJames Anderson was speaking on the Tailenders Podcast recentlySpeaking on the podcast Virat said I do not know if there is been a better batter in the history of the game batting second and chasing down scores than Virat Kohli His record at chasing is absolutely phenomenal The number of hundreds he has scored in the second innings chasing down scores is ridiculousJames Anderson stated that Virat Kohlis chasing abilities are great due to the amount of selfbelief he hasIt is no surprise that when he gets in that situation with his mentality it is just like it is meant to be His selfbelief is so high added AndersonAlso ReadWomens T20 World Cup 2024 Team Indias scheduleOn being asked if Virat is the greatest whiteball batter ever Anderson said that while Michael Bevan of Australia would pull off fine finishes for Australia in the 1990s and early 2000s the centuries scored by Virat during successful chases make him the greatest finisher besides one of the best whiteball batters everI cannot say that I was thinking more in terms of just chasing As for the best whiteball batter ever Michael Bevan from Australia comes to my mind particularly in the late 1990s and early 2000s he was just phenomenal coming in at number six and doing that job he saidKohli batting at number 3 gets those hundreds while Bevan was renowned for getting his 50s 60s and being at the end while Kohli gets the big score to get his teams over the line I honestly cant think of a better finisher and greater whiteball players than him Kohli he addedAnderson also opened up about the muchtalked and dominant rivalry between him and Virat The Indian star has faced Anderson in 36 Test innings with the righthander scoring 305 runs with an average of 4357 James Anderson has also been successful in snapping the wicket of Kohli seven times in his careerHowever Virat upped his game in English conditions big time during the 2018 tour topping the runcharts with 593 runs in five matches at an average of 5930 with two centuries and three fifties and best score of 149Virat Kohli is considered as one of the greatest whiteball batsmen of all time Since his ODI debut in 2008 against Sri Lanka Virat has accumulated 13906 runs in 295 matches with a strike rate of 9354 He registered 50 centuries and 72 halfcenturies Kohli holds the record for the most centuries by any batsman in the ODI format and is also the thirdhighest ODI rungetter everHe is also the secondhighest rungetter in T20Is scoring 4188 runs at an average of 4869 with a strike rate of over 137 with a century and 38 fiftiesHis records while chasing are phenomenal scoring 7852 runs in 162 ODI matches at an average of 6436 with 27 centuries and 40 fifties In 53 T20Is and 48 innings while chasing he has scored 2013 runs at an average of 6710 with a strike rate of 13647 and 20 fifties His best score was 94With ANI Inputs