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Virat Kohli builds ultimate ODI batter: Sachin Tendulkar among 7 legends, but AB de Villiers beats Dhoni for one skill

During a television segment prior to his team's upcoming fixture, former India skipper Virat Kohli assembled his ideal fifty-over batter by selecting distinct skills from seven icons of the game. Instead of choosing himself, he assigned the straight drive to Sachin Tendulkar, the cover stroke to Kumar Sangakkara, the flick to Rahul Dravid, and the cut to Virender Sehwag.

He further tapped Matthew Hayden for the sweep, Chris Gayle for maximum power, and AB de Villiers for rapid base-running over MS Dhoni.

In recent on-field action, the thirty-seven-year-old batsman anchored his side to an eight-wicket triumph against the West Indies by compiling an unbeaten 139 runs. This performance granted his squad a one-nil advantage in the three-match series while allowing him to clear the 15,000-run threshold in the format ahead of Tendulkar's historical pace.

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