Five bowlers from the past who could have troubled Virat Kohli

#3 Waqar Younis

Waqar in full flow

An express speedster who moved the ball remarkably, Waqar Younis was the official stump-shattering machine of the 1990s.

While Kohli has managed to cut open Lasith Malinga on multiple occasions, the Sri Lankan’s slinging inswingers are totally different from those hurled by Younis in his prime. Waqar generated tremendous speeds, always aiming for the stumps. His deliveries used to swing prodigiously through the air and cut further in on pitching.

Kohli has not been exposed to genuine reverse swing in international cricket’s current form; the aggressive art has given way to a more conservative form of bowling in today’s slam-bang era. A taste of Younis’ oscillating deliveries could have been more than a handful, even for an in-form Kohli.