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If Virat Kohli gets a fifty in the very first game, mouths will be shut for the rest of the tournament: Ravi Shastri

NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has claimed that if talismanic India batter Virat Kohli gets a fifty in the side's match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on August 28, then the mouths of critics will be quiet for the rest of the tournament.

If he features in India's Asia Cup opener against Pakistan, dubbed as the 'greatest rivalry' in cricketing world, it will also mark Kohli's 100th T20I appearance.

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