Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur attempted to downplay India captain Virat Kohli’s batting feats by stating that if the star batsman does tour Pakistan, he will struggle to score a century.

Kohli has hit 54 international centuries and following his match-winning ton in the opening one-dayer against South Africa has now reached three figures in ODIs in all nine Test playing nations. The one country not on that list is Pakistan; a venue missing from the itineraries of many countries because of security concerns and in India’s case, political tensions as well.

“Kohli is a fantastic player but our team will make it hard (for him) to score a century there (Pakistan),” Arthur was quoted as saying by the Pakistan Observer.

“It has been a great pleasure to watch Kohli scoring against all teams and it is always enjoyable to watch his batting. However, our bowlers will not make it easy for him to score there,” Arthur added.

Arthur’s statements make for interesting reading because Kohli recently hit a fine 153 against a menacing South African pace attack in the Centurion Test and followed that up with 95 runs in the third Test on a Jo’burg wicket that was nearly declared unfit for competitive cricket. He followed that up with innings of 112 and 46 not out  in the first two ODIs.

Kohli has scored 459 runs from 12 ODIs against Pakistan with two centuries and one fifty at an average of 45.9.