Ahmed Shehzad: Pakistan's Virat Kohli?

Modern cricket has been witnessing some of the new rising stars recently. While the most recognised one has been the Indian star batsman Virat Kohli, there have been many more talented players from other international cricket teams across the world. Youngsters like Quinton de Kock, Joe Root, Jos Butler and Shikhar Dhawan are the names that appear in this exclusive list of emerging players.
Among this pool of talented players, Virat Kohli has almost emerged as the benchmark for comparison of other player’s performances. And that one player that has been in comparison with him recently is the Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad. Not only does Shehzad resemble Kohli in looks, but his batting performance and style has been quite identical to that of Kohli, though, there has been a lack in the matching of the consistency levels of both the players.
Though 22 year old Shehzad has not gotten much opportunity in five day cricket, he has definitely been able to make an impact in the shorter format of the game. With 5 One day hundreds and 1 test hundred already to his name at such a young age, Ahmed Shehzad is surely the answer to all the questions the Pakistan Team Management have been having related to the opening slot of the Pakistan Cricket Team. His performance has been improving match after match, just like the way Virat Kohli started accumulating runs after some of his initial matches. The pattern of run scoring has been very familiar between the two.

Virat Kohli, the 25 year old Indian batsman is going through a purple patch of his cricketing life, and he could not have asked for anything better. He already has compiled 19 ODI Centuries, and has started to find his feet in the longer format of the game, with 6 Test Hundreds in 24 matches.

The uncanny resemblance in the looks of these two youngsters, the way they carry themselves on the cricket field and the style of their stroke play has been the reason behind the recent comparisons between the two. If Ahmed Shehzad learns to take on a little bit more responsibility on his shoulders, and starts showing much more consistency through his batting performances, he is surely going to be in the place where Virat Kohli is right now. Shehzad has the luxury of time with him to achieve his goals, and become one of the greats of the Cricketing History, a destination towards which Virat Kohli is already headed.