WTC final: Virat Kohli has got an incredible record, hard to see past him among recent greats, says Brett Lee

Former Australia pacer Brett Lee heaped rich praise on Virat Kohli, saying it is hard to look past the India captain when we talk about modern-day greats.

Former Australia pacer Brett Lee believes Virat Kohli is only getting better with age and when it comes to recent greats of the game, it's "hard to look past the India captain. Praising the India captain's "great mindset" and "great cricket brain", Lee said that Virat Kohli has an incredible record across formats. Virat Kohli is undoubtedly among the greatest batsmen to have graced the game of cricket, perhaps even the best of the modern era. The only batsman to average in excess of 50 across formats, Virat Kohli has hammered as many as 70 centuries- the third-most by any batsman in the history of the game. In 91 Tests, the Indian skipper has 7490 runs to his name at an average of 52.37 with 27 Test hundreds. Virat Kohli’s record in ODIs is even more incredible - 12169 runs in 254 matches, averaging 59.07 with 43 hundreds.