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Virat Kohli<\/a> is arguably the greatest batter of his era. After a lean patch with the bat, Kohli regained his magic touch recently, and is back to his best. Kohli, who didn’t score a ton for more than three years, ended his century drought last year in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan, which was his 1st hundred in T20Is. Since then, the 35-year-old hasn’t looked back, smashing three centuries in his last seven ODI outings. He is just three ODI tons away from equalling former India batter Sachin Tendulkar<\/a>‘s (49) record of scoring the most number of tons in the format.<\/p>\n Now, a veteran Pakistani batter has claimed that his record in List A cricket is better than that of Kohli.<\/p>\n During a recent interaction, Khurram Manzoor<\/a>, who has represented Pakistan in 16 Tests, seven ODIs and three T20Is, was \u00a0asked about a claim he had made over his List A numbers being better than Kohli.<\/p>\n Manzoor, who last played for Pakistan in 2016, clarified that his intention was not to compare himself with the former India captain, but to highlight his achievements in domestic cricket.<\/p>\n “I am not comparing myself with Virat Kohli. Fact is, in 50-overs cricket, whoever are there in the top-10, I am the world no.1. Kohli is behind me as he scores a century every six innings. I score century every 5.68 innings, which is a world record. Over the last 10 years, my average is 53, and I am ranked fifth in the world, as far as List A cricket is concerned,” Manzoor said on Nadir Ali’s Podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n The 36-year-old said that despite scoring runs in domestic cricket on a consistent basis, he has been ignored by the national selectors.<\/p>\n “I also have scored 24 centuries in the last 48 innings. Between 2015 and now, whoever has opened for Pakistan, I still remain the leading scorer among them. I am also the top scorer and century getter in national T20. Yet I get ignored. I have 8-9 records (in List A cricket),” he added.<\/p>\n Notably, Manzoor last played for Pakistan during the Asia Cup in 2016. Since then, he has been honing his skills in Pakistan’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National Cup<\/p>\n Manzoor, who plays his domestic cricket for Sindh, has scored more than 12,000 runs in First-Class matches, and nearly 8,000 runs in List A cricket.<\/p>\nFeatured Video Of The Day<\/h3>\n