New Delhi: Spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi
believes India skipper Virat Kohli is yet to face real
competition and the upcoming tough tour of South Africa will
test his batting as well as captaincy skills.
While Bedi praised PV Sindhu for her continued success
against top players at the world level, he dared Kohli would
be "struggling" to achieve what the Olympic medallist shuttler
has attained over the years.
Bedi said Kohli will now face his real competition in the
upcoming tour of South Africa.
"Sindhu has achieved a lot over the years and I dare
Virat Kohli would be struggling," the former India cricket
captain said.
"She has been competing with the best of the world, but
Kohli will now be competition with the best of world in South
Africa. The tour of South Africa will be a test for Kohli,"
Bedi added.
Bedi's comments came in an event where the Sportstar
magazine has been re-launched in a new, refreshed look.
Sportstar will now return to magazine form again from
tabloid. It will be issued fortnightly with increased 84
number of pages in place of weekly.
The magazine was launched by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore along with Bedi, hockey great Zafar Iqbal,
national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand and PV Sindhu.
A host of other sporting dignitaries from various fields
were also in attendance.
On the occasion, Malini Parthasarathy, co-Chairperson of
The Hindu Group Publishing, said: "Sports journalism is
uniquely placed in the sense that it plays out on a terrain
that is less combative or confrontational than political or
social journalism. There are fewer villains in sports
journalism and more heroes.
PTI
