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If Virat Kohli was Pakistani?

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How would his career have progressed?

Where would he be today?

Would he be the international superstar he is?
 
He's mentally very strong and would get the best out of himself no matter which country he played for.
 
If he was, he for some reason wouldnt be picked by pakistan and he would have taken a similar route to usman Khawaja and become succesful in another international team.

If he played for pakistan, there would be much more faith in chasing totals down.
 
He definitely would have been a world class batsman and the best Pakistani batsman ever, but I don’t think he would have been a legit contender for the GOAT title.

He is very hardworking, talented and relentless, but playing under the likes of Younis and Misbah is not the same as playing under Tendulkar and Dhoni, who have definitely added something to his game. In addition, Indian cricket has generally been much more professional than Pakistan.

I think he would have been an inferior ODI batsman with less emphasis on fitness, so I would say that by this stage, he would probably be at 25-30 hundreds with slightly inferior average and strike rate.

In Tests, his record would be even better. He would have been monstrous on those UAE pitches and would have scored more hundreds than he has now.

He would be the captain in all formats, but I don’t think he would have been the megastar he is today.

Indian cricket is more glamorous and they have far more exposure. Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain in all formats, would be the face of cricket today.

Kohli would speak poor English, he would act weirdly on social media, he wouldn’t have any tattoos, he would be less fit and overall less marketable. He wouldn’t have half the brand value he has today.

No Puma, no Audi, no Tissot, no American Tourister, no MRF.

He would probably be playing with a CA bat and doing commercials for Head & Shoulders. His net worth and brand would be similar to Afridi’s in terms of marketability.
 
He'd be an incompetent doctor/engineer, venting out all his frustrations and unpopular opinions on pakpassion.
 
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I think in every walk of life, the people kind of represent the state of that country. Gap between India and Pakistan in economic terms was narrow back on the day with Pakistan actually outperforming India in some key measures. It reflected in many sports where Indian players just seemed fissile in comparison to their Pakistani counterparts.

Today India is a healthy economy with high aspirations which you may term unrealistic and laugh off but it seems to gradually reflect in the way the people are progressing in their fields. Today’s Indian players are intellectually a step ahead than their last generations and are more confident. The way they treated Starc in last match showed how far Indian cricket has come when their batsmen treated a premier pacer of Strac’s caliber with utter disdain.

I think if Virat Kohli was born in Pakistan he would simply become what Babar Azam is. A great batsman nonetheless but without a killing desire to dominate and reach the top of world cricket.
 
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He probably won't be selected. Some sifaaraashi would have gotten in the team instead. Sad, but true story. Many talented players have seen this fate.
 
Mamoon said:
He definitely would have been a world class batsman and the best Pakistani batsman ever, but I don’t think he would have been a legit contender for the GOAT title.

He is very hardworking, talented and relentless, but playing under the likes of Younis and Misbah is not the same as playing under Tendulkar and Dhoni, who have definitely added something to his game. In addition, Indian cricket has generally been much more professional than Pakistan.

I think he would have been an inferior ODI batsman with less emphasis on fitness, so I would say that by this stage, he would probably be at 25-30 hundreds with slightly inferior average and strike rate.

In Tests, his record would be even better. He would have been monstrous on those UAE pitches and would have scored more hundreds than he has now.

He would be the captain in all formats, but I don’t think he would have been the megastar he is today.

Indian cricket is more glamorous and they have far more exposure. Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain in all formats, would be the face of cricket today.

Kohli would speak poor English, he would act weirdly on social media, he wouldn’t have any tattoos, he would be less fit and overall less marketable. He wouldn’t have half the brand value he has today.

No Puma, no Audi, no Tissot, no American Tourister, no MRF.

He would probably be playing with a CA bat and doing commercials for Head & Shoulders. His net worth and brand would be similar to Afridi’s in terms of marketability.
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Nah, no 25-30 hundreds. For the following reasons:
1. He would get fewer games than India would.
2. Would probably have been out of the team for attitude reasons for 5 years. Most Pakistani players have to go through this rite of passage.
3. Would be made to bat at No 6 to accommodate Umar Amin or some other sensation.

Pakistani players are up against forces no other self respecting team will even think about.
 
He wouldn't be the player he is today. He wasn't born great and it took him a few years at international level to become what he is now.

The infighting, poor work ethic, politics, sifarish, laziness, incompetence of officials and senior culture which epitomises what's wrong with Pakistan cricket would have worn down his motivation.
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
Nah, no 25-30 hundreds. For the following reasons:
1. He would get fewer games than India would.
2. Would probably have been out of the team for attitude reasons for 5 years. Most Pakistani players have to go through this rite of passage.
3. Would be made to bat at No 6 to accommodate Umar Amin or some other sensation.

Pakistani players are up against forces no other self respecting team will even think about.
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He would have been a regular around 2009-2010. Hafeez has scored 11 hundreds since 2010 and Babar has scored 9 since 2016. I think he would have definitely been around the 25-30 mark by now. Performance overrides attitude, even in Pakistan. Kohli's consistency would have made him undroppable, just like Babar is now. Even if Babar starts acting like Umar and Shehzad, he will not be dropped.
 
Mamoon said:
He would have been a regular around 2009-2010. Hafeez has scored 11 hundreds since 2010 and Babar has scored 9 since 2016. I think he would have definitely been around the 25-30 mark by now. Performance overrides attitude, even in Pakistan. Kohli's consistency would have made him undroppable, just like Babar is now. Even if Babar starts acting like Umar and Shehzad, he will not be dropped.
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I can say he would have been exactly the batsman babar azam is right now with more hundreds under his belt for being senior.
 
DRsohail said:
Babar Azam of Pakistan.
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Our standards are so low that its not even a contest - the player you mentioned is not an impact player. Plays 2-3 nice cover drives and then goes back to the dressing room. The King of soft runs. I rate Fakhar more than Azam because of his X factor.

Whereas for Kohli - the world of cricket has not seen such an impact player. If Kohli was Pakistani he would be popular but way bigger player than soft Azam.
 
If Babar Azam was indian he would be absolutely next level... Because he will have a mindset of champion batsmen... Same goes for Kohli, if he was pakistani, he would only be a good batsman with typical pakistani mindset... Its all in the head... Pakistani batsmen think they can't, indian think they can... Simple !
 
Mamoon said:
He definitely would have been a world class batsman and the best Pakistani batsman ever, but I don’t think he would have been a legit contender for the GOAT title.

He is very hardworking, talented and relentless, but playing under the likes of Younis and Misbah is not the same as playing under Tendulkar and Dhoni, who have definitely added something to his game. In addition, Indian cricket has generally been much more professional than Pakistan.

I think he would have been an inferior ODI batsman with less emphasis on fitness, so I would say that by this stage, he would probably be at 25-30 hundreds with slightly inferior average and strike rate.

In Tests, his record would be even better. He would have been monstrous on those UAE pitches and would have scored more hundreds than he has now.

He would be the captain in all formats, but I don’t think he would have been the megastar he is today.

Indian cricket is more glamorous and they have far more exposure. Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain in all formats, would be the face of cricket today.

Kohli would speak poor English, he would act weirdly on social media, he wouldn’t have any tattoos, he would be less fit and overall less marketable. He wouldn’t have half the brand value he has today.

No Puma, no Audi, no Tissot, no American Tourister, no MRF.

He would probably be playing with a CA bat and doing commercials for Head & Shoulders. His net worth and brand would be similar to Afridi’s in terms of marketability.
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Man, you seriously have some major issues.
WOW even by your own (low insecure) standards.
 
He would still have been a great. If not he would have gotten frustrated with the system and quit the game.
 
Our system isn't strong enough. May be we would have lost Kohli somewhere in our system?
 
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
 
UP said:
Our standards are so low that its not even a contest - the player you mentioned is not an impact player. Plays 2-3 nice cover drives and then goes back to the dressing room. The King of soft runs. I rate Fakhar more than Azam because of his X factor.

Whereas for Kohli - the world of cricket has not seen such an impact player. If Kohli was Pakistani he would be popular but way bigger player than soft Azam.
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Would have been the king of soft runs.
 
Donal Cozzie said:
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
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By Gawwd!!

What a post :)))

POTW for me [MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION]
 
If we assume he made it in the team . :inti A quality batsmen but the educated Pakistan fans wouldn't be calling him GOAT, not with a world cup average of 41 when we have the likes of Miandad who have a better world cup average.

Pakistani fans are far more critical of their team and their players, while Indian fans are obsessed with stars and see them as some sort of deity.
 
Donal Cozzie said:
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
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Nice imagination :))

If Kohli was Irish...........he would be a great player for England :wg
 
If Virat Kohli was Pakistani, he would be a poster child in every teenager's bedroom in India.
 
Donal Cozzie said:
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
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Take a bow!! Superb.
 
Mamoon said:
He would have been a regular around 2009-2010. Hafeez has scored 11 hundreds since 2010 and Babar has scored 9 since 2016. I think he would have definitely been around the 25-30 mark by now. Performance overrides attitude, even in Pakistan. Kohli's consistency would have made him undroppable, just like Babar is now. Even if Babar starts acting like Umar and Shehzad, he will not be dropped.
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Virat is no Hafeez. He would have had serious trouble with Pakistan's idiotic board.
 
Donal Cozzie said:
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
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Damnnn !! killed it .POTW
 
Would have moved to England or South Africa because even after performing in domestic cricket he wouldn't have been given a chance.
 
Donal Cozzie said:
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
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:))) well written , amusing read.
 
He cant hit 6s, he wouldn't get into the team, he wouldn' t even get noticed in domestics. Just another tuk tuk player in pakstani's mind. Ahmed shezad would have got into the team instead!

Allah knows best, thats why kohli was born in india and not pakistan and is the greatest of his era!
 
Donal Cozzie said:
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
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If virat kohli was born as umar akmal?!!
You know your pakistani cricket, i'm impressed!
 
Mamoon said:
He definitely would have been a world class batsman and the best Pakistani batsman ever, but I don’t think he would have been a legit contender for the GOAT title.

He is very hardworking, talented and relentless, but playing under the likes of Younis and Misbah is not the same as playing under Tendulkar and Dhoni, who have definitely added something to his game. In addition, Indian cricket has generally been much more professional than Pakistan.

I think he would have been an inferior ODI batsman with less emphasis on fitness, so I would say that by this stage, he would probably be at 25-30 hundreds with slightly inferior average and strike rate.

In Tests, his record would be even better. He would have been monstrous on those UAE pitches and would have scored more hundreds than he has now.

He would be the captain in all formats, but I don’t think he would have been the megastar he is today.

Indian cricket is more glamorous and they have far more exposure. Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain in all formats, would be the face of cricket today.

Kohli would speak poor English, he would act weirdly on social media, he wouldn’t have any tattoos, he would be less fit and overall less marketable. He wouldn’t have half the brand value he has today.

No Puma, no Audi, no Tissot, no American Tourister, no MRF.

He would probably be playing with a CA bat and doing commercials for Head & Shoulders. His net worth and brand would be similar to Afridi’s in terms of marketability.
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Why dont't you just say, kohli would have been a failed pakistani cricketer due to our poor system and ended up making a living as a auto rickshaw driver!
Thats what you think of pakistan cricket?
 
Asad shafiq of Pakistan
Misbah would have groomed him as test material

Once sarfraz came in he would have been given a chance in odis and would either have had to adapt his batting and better his strike rate or become a test player only
 
Mamoon said:
He definitely would have been a world class batsman and the best Pakistani batsman ever, but I don’t think he would have been a legit contender for the GOAT title.

He is very hardworking, talented and relentless, but playing under the likes of Younis and Misbah is not the same as playing under Tendulkar and Dhoni, who have definitely added something to his game. In addition, Indian cricket has generally been much more professional than Pakistan.

I think he would have been an inferior ODI batsman with less emphasis on fitness, so I would say that by this stage, he would probably be at 25-30 hundreds with slightly inferior average and strike rate.

In Tests, his record would be even better. He would have been monstrous on those UAE pitches and would have scored more hundreds than he has now.

He would be the captain in all formats, but I don’t think he would have been the megastar he is today.

Indian cricket is more glamorous and they have far more exposure. Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain in all formats, would be the face of cricket today.

Kohli would speak poor English, he would act weirdly on social media, he wouldn’t have any tattoos, he would be less fit and overall less marketable. He wouldn’t have half the brand value he has today.

No Puma, no Audi, no Tissot, no American Tourister, no MRF.

He would probably be playing with a CA bat and doing commercials for Head & Shoulders. His net worth and brand would be similar to Afridi’s in terms of marketability.
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Our fans would be against him if he ever talk something about Rohit, Pandya etc ( He always talk will about Pak and Pak players)
 
A player is product of the environment he grows up in and there are so many factors in its making.
Just like Amir or Wahab could not be produced in Indian system, Pakistani system can't produce Kohli.
 
Saj said:
How would his career have progressed?

Where would he be today?

Would he be the international superstar he is?
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How 'bout if Waqar, Wassim , Shoiab were indian? Here's My paanch rupiya's worth....

If this was before 2000....

-they would be told very early in piece: ye teri action galat hai, foot landing, shoulder rotation, ball release, alignment of the planets, your choice of hair dresser, phone, shoes, tera blood group sab change kar...

- From a 150 kmph diamond crazy quick they would be 125 kmph trundlers bowling heaps of codswoddle yet gracing our screens with sellling credit cards/cars/fancy drinks/health products most of which they never use...because thats how the media hype was/is pre and post 2000

-they would play a minimum of 40 tests and 100 odi's like agarkar, munaf et all most of the wickets gained by the batsman trying to send the ball to kingdom come and caught at long on.... till some bright spark in the BCCI realizes its time to move on and destroy the next paceman...with our pathetic excuse of pitches...setup etc....
- Fielding....oh yeah....if we had to make an all time useless fielding XI indian pacers of recent vintage would feature prominently....just the qualifying test of throwing from the boundary to the stumps would be an achievment in itself...
-Batting...would forget whatever defensive techniques they've learnt and produce the millionaire glory boy shots-would never improve in batting with time like gillepie or mcGrath or saqlain...to name a few...basically...would bat the same in the first test as in their 40th and final...useless hacks with bats...

- All in all their jussa, junoon and jazba would be khatam....roll on the next over hyped quick...

After 2000....i beg to say is a better story...our guys - management, domestic setup et all has improved leaps and bounds...not too far away when we have more 150 kmph quicks...
 
Hard to say. Pakistani cricketers are picked on their talent and natural ability. You had the likes of akmal, shehzad, Jamshed , shafiq, Azhar etc. Pakistanis are generally more talented. Or so I've read on PP. Not sure Kohli would have got a game in Pakistan's domestics . He's lucky to be born in India.
 
Slog said:
Lol how can it be truth when it’s pure speculation :))
Do you know what it means even.
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Obviously his record as a batsman is speculation, but pakistani pride was mainly referring to the part of my post where I was talking about how he would be less marketable had he played for Pakistan.

That is factual though. In this era, there is no chance of a Pakistani cricketer becoming as marketable and thus having similar brand value as the biggest Indian cricketer.

We can debate about whether his performances would have been affected or not, but there is no doubt that his brand would have suffered immensely had he played for Pakistan.
 
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If he was Pakistani I would never have to hear these fans call for Umar Akmal ever again and that itself would be a blessing.
 
Donal Cozzie said:
Would've debuted at 19 in a series and scored a century, setting off the hype. Pakistani fans on twitter declare him the best ever.

Aged 21, after two years of decent performances, he does an interview where he personally attacks a PCB official or administrator or journalist. A drop in form follows.

2 years later with 3 centuries in a row against Ireland but precious little else he is finally dropped. 90% of PP agrees but that weird 10% who will champion the cause of literally any cricketer no matter what facts or logic state will back him vociferously.

He then would get involved in a scandal domestically, probably for abusing an umpire or opposition player or better yet, his captain, and refuses to field or something.

Two more years pass and after moderate domestic results Pakistan, fresh off their 12th successive ODI defeat, increasingly desperate, look to recall Virat. By now, mid twenties, he's about two stone overweight and still exhibiting attitude problems but screw it, that debut century eh. He gets in. Fawad Alam misses out despite averaging 456, including a breathtaking 789* in a List A game vs Sony Vaio Productions Cricket Department.

So Virat is back for the world cup, flops miserably, on the eve of the India game gave a car crash interview where he needlessly provoked the opposition and placed additional pressure on his own team who promptly went on to lose thanks to breathtaking century by Kirat Vohli, the Indian superstar.. Is discarded after.

Reappears occasionally for a t20 or two over the next decade then retires. Releases a book accusing his former captain and teammates of fixing and mistreating him. Becomes a panelist for some TV channel where he exudes bitterness at current and past players at every turn.

Meanwhile his performance thread on PP cracks the all time record and reaches 3,000 pages, 2,999 of which are the 10% endlessly ignoring the facts the 90% say

In the ballpark?
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:)))
And the PP thread would be,
What if Kirat Vohli was a Pakistani batsmen?
 
Won't be as successful as he is today for sure be it in terms of batting records or market brand value.
Rest everything is speculation
 
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