Virat Kohli | Photo Credit: AP, File Image

New Delhi: Virat Kohli has been dazzling everyone with his brilliant batting performances in all the formats of the cricket for a while now. The Indian skipper has been among runs for past two years and has won the ICC 2017 Player of the Year and ICC 2017 ODI Player of the Year award stamping his authority.

Kohli is pegged to break Sachin Tendulkar's ODI century record of 49 as he is at 35 right now from just 208 matches. With age by his side, Kohli has a realistic chance to break or better the insurmountable looking 100 international centuries record which currently dangles under the name of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar.

Amongst the active players, the flamboyant Delhi batsman leads the chart with 56 international centuries to his name. In Test matches, the right-handed batsman has 21 centuries and holds the record for most double-centuries by a captain. He has scored six, so far, as a skipper bettering Brian Lara's record of five.

With every batting milestone coming his way it does not come as a surprise that he gets appreciation from across the border as well. Pakistan cricket umpire and a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel Aleem Dar is latest one to join the list.

2009, 2010 and 2011 ICC Umpire of the Year award winner said: "Virat Kohli is the world's best batsman in all formats". As reported by various Pakistan media outlets he exclaimed no one comes near him in the current moment. "Many people wish to copy Virat but I don't think there is any player who can come near him at the moment," he said.

Aleem Dar "Virat Kohli is the world's best batsman in all formats. Many people wish to copy Virat but I dont think there is any player who can come near him at the moment" #Cricket — Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) May 9, 2018

Virat Kohli is currently leading the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League. He will resume his international duties as a skipper on the tour of Ireland and England scheduled later this year.