“Imam will remain ahead of Virat Kohli for a while.”: Aakash Chopra

• Imam overtook Kohli in ICC ODI rankings.
• Chopra predicts that he will remain on top of Kohli for some time.
• He scored 199 runs against West Indies.

Aakash Chopra, a former Indian cricketer, believes that Pakistani opener Imam-ul-Haq will continue to lead former Indian captain Virat Kohli in the ICC ODI rankings for some time.

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The Indian commentator-commentator-cum-analyst lauded Imam after he overcame Kohli in the ICC ODI rankings to take third place.

Chopra said, “Imam will remain ahead of Virat Kohli for a while,” Chopra predicted. “No doubt, Imam is a very good batter and he will go in a long run. The current form of Kohli is not so good and also he will not play ODI anytime soon, so I think, Imam will keep the second position for now,”

It should be highlighted that Imam scored the most runs in the finished three-match home ODI series against the West Indies earlier this month. In three matches, he scored 199 runs at an average of 66.33 and a strike rate of 94.

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