Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma need to prove themselves BETTER than youngsters in T20Is, feels ex-India player

There has been a lot of talk regarding whether Kohli and Sharma should continue playing the shortest format.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma need to prove themselves BETTER than youngsters in T20Is, feels ex-India player

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image via NDTV)

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are currently on a break from cricket after the conclusion of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Both of the senior players of the Indian team won’t be a part of the white-ball series consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is but will return for the two-match Test series.

There has been a lot of talk regarding whether Kohli and Sharma should continue playing the shortest format. While both of them showed their prowess in the ODI World Cup, some still think the duo need to show themselves that they are better than the youngsters.

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Former India player Sanjay Manjrekar is also of the same opinion as he thinks Kohli will face stiff competition from the youngsters. The former cricketer turned commentator also thinks Sharma needs to show that he is a better batter and captain in T20Is than Hardik Pandya.

Virat Kohli will have to show that he is a better option than the youngsters who are playing currently, and Rohit Sharma as T20 batter and captain vs Hardik Pandya, the T20 batter, all-rounder, and captain.
Manjrekar said on Star Sports.

Ex-Pakistani cricketer Junaid Khan thinks Rohit Sharma is a better batter than Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli

On the Nadir Ali podcast, Pakistani pacer Junaid Khan lauded Rohit Sharma for his shots, calling him better than Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. He called Sharma better than all Indian batters because of his three double centuries in ODIs and his smashing the number of sixes in international cricket.

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Rohit Sharma (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Sharma surpassed Chris Gayle by becoming the batter to hit the most sixes in international cricket during the ODI World Cup. Kohli, on the other hand, went past Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries as he now stands with 50 tons to his name in the format.

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