Shoaib Akhtar blames marriage with Anushka Sharma as REASON for Virat Kohli's on-field struggle

Shoaib Akhtar expressed that he would have not married if he was at Virat Kohli's place and had only enjoyed his dominance over world cricket.

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Pakistan's former speedster Shoaib Akhtar has come up with an absurd reason to explain Team India's stalwart Virat Kohli's on-field struggle with the bat. Speaking to Dainik Jagran, Shoaib Akhtar expressed that he would have not married if he was at Virat Kohli's place and had only enjoyed his dominance over world cricket. Although Virat Kohli has made many crucial contribution with the bat for Team India, the Delhi-based cricketer has not scored any century from the past 2 years. 

Whille speaking to Dainik Jagran, Shoaib Akhtar said, “I would have not even married if I were in his (Virat Kohli) place. I had just scored runs and enjoyed cricket, these 10-12 years of cricket are different time and doesn’t come again, I am not saying getting married is wrong but If you are playing for India, you would have enjoyed a time a little. Fans are crazy about Kohli and he had to maintain that love he is getting for the last 20 years.”


"Absolutely it does [the pressure of marriage, captaincy affect cricket]. There is pressure from the children, of the family. As the responsibility increases, so does the pressure. Cricketers have a short career span of 14-15 years in which you stay at the peak for five-six years. Those years of Virat have passed, now he has to struggle,”added Akhtar. 

Virat Kohli on Sunday played a vital knock of 65 runs off 84 balls, however was dismissed by South African spinner Keshav Maharaj. 

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