When one talks about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – the first thing that comes to mind is the possible rift between the top two players. The so-called rift between the players have been the topic of discussion for a long time and fans of the cricketers have just added fuel to the fire.
However, none of the players has spoken anything on the said topic and has always praised each other whenever necessary.
Now, the ‘Hitman’ was seen lauding his skipper Virat Kohli on the completion of 13 years at the international level. The current vice-captain of the Indian team said that Kohli’s hunger is ‘unbelievable’.
Ahead of the Afghanistan clash in Abu Dhabi, ICC released a video in which Kohli’s teammates were seen talking about his journey since 2008. Rohit, who had made his debut for India in 2007, a year before Kohli has seen him evolve the most over the years.
“His hunger for success is just unbelievable. It’s not easy to just go out there and do it consistently, which he has done so well. He came in 2008, and he’s evolved as a cricketer since then. I mean, over the years he’s added little, little cents to his game and just evolved every year. All those years, as I see, he’s put his best foot forward,” Rohit said in the ICC video.
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“I want to find a way to win a game of cricket from any place.”
Is Virat Kohli is the one to lead them back into contention for the #T20WorldCup semi-finals? https://t.co/vZrviJxjTJ
— ICC (@ICC) November 3, 2021
Earlier, Kohli had shut down a Pakistani reporter during the press conference after the match asking if there is a place for left-handed opener Ishan Kishan in the side instead of Rohit Sharma at the top of the order for India.
Replying to the question, Kohli said, “That’s a very brave question. What do you think, sir? I played the team that I thought was the best. What is your opinion?”
“Will you drop Rohit Sharma from T20 international? Will you drop Rohit Sharma? Do you know what he did in the last game we played? Unbelievable (laughs). Sir, if you want controversy, please tell me before so I can answer accordingly,” he added.
As for the video, along with Rohit were players like Glenn Maxwell, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja who also spoke about the skipper. Kohli himself also spoke about his journey so far.
“Just the pride to play for India, getting to play so many games for India, for me that’s the most special thing. And the focal point of my career till now is I want to find ways to win a game of cricket from any place and I’ll give absolutely everything I have to be able to do that,” Kohli said in the video.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 tournament will be Kohli’s last assignment as the T20I captain. He had announced ahead of the tournament that he will step down for the role as the skipper in the shortest format. Rohit is the front-runner to replace him as the T20I skipper.
Currently part of the tournament, the Indian team is in a difficult position after losing their first match against Pakistan by 10 wickets and went on to be defeated by New Zealand in their second.
While the Men in Blue still have three games to go – against Afghanistan, Namibia, and Scotland – they need to win each and every game in order to stand a chance to qualify.
