Virat Kohli Praised Skipper Rohit Sharma Lavishly: The Indian cricket team led by Rohit Sharma is all set to lock horns with Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, which will be played at the Oval from today, June 7th to 11th. The last time Rohit Sharma played at this venue, he smashed a stunning hundred against England. Fans expect a similar show from Hitman as India takes on Australia in the all-important clash.
Not just the fans, even batting maestro Virat Kohli expects a similar display from the Indian captain against Australia.
Ahead of the WTC Final opening day, Kohli sat down for a chat with the ICC wherein he hailed Rohit Sharma, who has transformed his game in red-ball cricket. Rohit, who has been sensational in the white-ball format of the game, peaked in the Test format as well after he had a transition as an opener in the red-ball format.
While it was in 2019, when Rohit had a major turnaround in the red-ball format, but it was during India’s tour of England in 2021-22, Rohit had a major breakthrough as it was his first trip to England as an opener in Tests. He smashed a brilliant ton during the second innings to help India seal a historic series win.
During the 2021 tour, Rohit scored 368 runs in 4 Tests, including his 127-run knock. His knock was laced with 14 boundaries and a solitary six.
Virat Kohli Hailed Rohit Sharma Ahead Of WTC Final 2023
Meanwhile, Kohli expects a similar performance from the Indian captain. Kohli also lauded Rohit’s hunger to prove himself in the longest format of the game. He said:
“When I saw Rohit Sharma batting for the very first time, I understood what the hype was all about and why he was rated so highly,”
He added: “What Rohit has done in White ball cricket for a long period, everyone knew his talent but the way he performed in tests in last few years showed his belief that he can do it in tests at the highest level, he has done really in England conditions,”
“The way he performed in tests in the last few years has shown the testimony of his temperament and opening is a tough job and he did a great job, he has performed well in all formats, enjoy watching him especially from other end and hopefully he can repeat his performance what he did in Oval in last time.”
