Former Australia pacer Geoff Lawson has heaped praise on India&rsquo;s in-form Test captain Virat Kohli, saying the star batsman is &lsquo;arguably the number one batsman in the world&rsquo;.
<img title="Coconut GRIP: Former Oz pacer Geoff Lawson (right) discusses fast bowling with India squad member Shardul Thakur on Saturday. Pic/PTI" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/29-Shardul-Thakur.jpg" alt="Coconut GRIP: Former Oz pacer Geoff Lawson (right) discusses fast bowling with India squad member Shardul Thakur on Saturday. Pic/PTI" /> Coconut GRIP: Former Oz pacer Geoff Lawson (right) discusses fast bowling with India squad member Shardul Thakur on Saturday. Pic/PTI
&ldquo;Kohli at the moment, is arguably the number one batsman in the world. He is in the form of his life. I was impressed with him when I saw him on the first tour to Australia (in 2011-12),&rdquo; Lawson told reporters yesterday.
&ldquo;He was (among) the few Indian batsmen who took on the challenge of playing on the bouncy Australian wickets,&rdquo; said the former Australia fast bowler, who is on a short coaching sting at the Payyade Sports Club in suburban Kandivili.
Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur, who has been picked for India&rsquo;s upcoming four-Test series in the West Indies, was felicitated by Lawson in the presence of Mumbai Cricket Association&rsquo;s joint secretary, PV Shetty

Former Australia pacer Geoff Lawson has heaped praise on India&rsquo;s in-form Test captain Virat Kohli, saying the star batsman is &lsquo;arguably the number one batsman in the world&rsquo;.

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