Questions over Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s spots in the T20 World Cup 2024 have been raised. The senior pros made a comeback to the T20I arena in January earlier this year. Rohit impressed with a fabulous hundred after two ducks while scoring just 29 runs in 2 matches.
Despite Kohli’s lean returns and Rohit’s age and fitness catching up to him, former Indian opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has backed the duo for the T20 World Cup 2024. Talking about their place in the XI, the cricketer-turned-commentator, while talking with PTI, said:
“They will be needed there. These are giants of cricketing world. Form is like the morning dew, it can elude you but class of these people has stamp of authority.”
Virat Kohli > Rohit Sharma: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Sidhu also claimed that 2-time T20 World Cup ‘Player of the Tournament’ Virat Kohli is better than Rohit. On what makes the former skipper better, he said:
“I would rate Kohli as the greatest Indian batsman for the simple reason, of his fitness, he is getting fitter with age like old wine does. Technically very sound and he has the uncanny knack of adapting to all three formats, same goes for Rohit.”
“Both are quality players. I am not sure about Rohit’s fitness levels. With age you tend to slow down, your reflexes tend to go. Sehwag with those glasses, his reflexes were not the same, I saw it in the IPL, ” he further added.
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