3 young batters whose cover drive is as good as Virat Kohli ft. Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli made his international debut in 2008 and since then has not looked behind. The Indian batter has scored 27,041 international runs across all formats and is one of the modern-day greats. Kohli has scored 80 international centuries, the second-highest in the history of the game.
One of the highlights of Kohli's career is his cover drive. Kohli's cover drive is picture-perfect and fans across the world associate Kohli with the said shot. Be it a slow wicket or a seaming track or a flat dead wicket, Kohli is never shy of playing the cover drive, and the same has fetched him heaps on runs in international cricket.
There are a few young cricketers whose cover drive is as good as if not better than Kohli's. On that note, here is a look at three young batters whose cover drive is as good as Virat Kohli's.
#1 Shubman Gill
Gill has made rapid strides in international cricket. The 25-year-old batter has already scored 12 international hundreds in his brief international career. The right-hander is a valuable player for Team Indian across three formats and has scored 5446 runs in international cricket.
Gill has a variety of shots in his armoury but the cover drive is his trademark shot. He plays the said shot as well as his master, Virat Kohli. He is still in his early years in international cricket and is destined for glory in the long run for Team India. He has mastered the cover drive already and will look it score more runs with the said shot.
#2 Zak Crawley
Zak Crawley has been one of England's mainstays in the Bazball era. England are a dominant force at present in Test cricket and are consistently scoring over five runs an over in the longest format.
Crawley opens the batting for England in Test cricket and his first scoring shot in a Test has been a boundary by the way of a cover drive. His cover drives are effortless and soothing to the eye.
The cover drive is a shot that fetches a lot of runs for Crawley and he has mastered the said shot. For the records, the 26-year-old English opener has scored 2786 runs with four Test centuries.
#3 Rachin Ravindra
The 24-year-old Kiwi batter came into the limelight by scoring 578 runs during the World Cup 2023. He was the fourth-highest run-getter during the said tournament.
Rachin Ravindra plays the cover drive well and has scored heaps of runs through the said shot.
Ravindra has created an impression and scored runs in Test and ODI cricket and is one of the players for the future. He has already scored four international centuries in 57 international games including a double century.