Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly as shared his opinion on whom he think to be a better player between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Kohli and Sharma are the two pillars of the Indian team at the moment. The veteran batters have been performing consistently for the Men in Blue for more than a decade now.
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The two batters, even in the twilight of their careers, are carrying the team on their experienced shoulders and it is evident from their performances in the ongoing 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup.
While captain Rohit Sharma is India's highest scorer at the moment with 398 runs in six innings, former captain Virat Kohli is second highest run-getter with 354 runs.
The next highest run scorer is KL Rahul who has hit 216 runs in the tournament thus far.
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What did Sourav Ganguly say on Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma debate?
While former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is known to be an admirer of both the experienced Indian batters, he picked his favourite among the two talismanic stars.
While speaking on Aaj Tak, the former BCCI president said,
In my opinion, Virat Kohli is way above Rohit Sharma in terms of batting. When it comes to performance and consistency, Virat Kohli has no comparisons.
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Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma in ODI cricket
In terms of the number of runs scored and the number of centuries hit, Virat Kohli is ahead of Rohit Sharma by quite a bit. In fact, Kohli is widely regarded as one of the greatest ODI cricketers of all-time.
Virat Kohli's ODI record
Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg. | 100s | 50s | 200s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
287 | 275 | 13437 | 57.91 | 48 | 69 | 0 |
Rohit Sharma's ODI record
Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg. | 100s | 50s | 200s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
257 | 249 | 10510 | 49.34 | 31 | 54 | 3 |
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