To start with, India has given us quite a lot of the world’s best cricket players. Despite the fact that it has produced many cricketing icons, India continues to develop young phenoms. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two cricketers who have inspired not only Indian cricket fans but cricket fans all over the world, with their outstanding abilities. Both Rohit and Virat have also been compared to Indian cricket heroes. Also, it goes without saying that Kohli vs Rohit is a popular topic of debate.
Virat Kohli
Kohli had already demonstrated his ability and talent before being selected for the India U-19 team in 2006. He had an amazing season with the youth squad, it appears. He also guided the Indian U-19 squad to victory at the ICC Cricket World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. Virat also scored an astonishing 235 runs in six matches, at an average of 47, and was the tournament’s third-highest run-getter. Kohli was also one of three batsmen to achieve a century in the event and played a key role in India’s semi-final victory over New Zealand.
The youthful prodigy was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore shortly after the U-19 World Cup. Kohli was also granted the Border-Gavaskar Scholarship in June 2008 as a result of his World Cup performance. As a result of the scholarship, Kohli was able to practice for six weeks at Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. Virat was then named in the Indian national team’s 30-man probable roster for the ICC Champions Trophy. However, for the current Indian skipper, this was only the beginning of an unbelievable voyage.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, unlike Virat, was not a member of a winning team at the 2006 U-19 World Cup. As a result, the blues were defeated in the finals by Pakistan. Following that, the selectors took a chance on Sharma and pulled him into the Indian T20 team, and Rohit Sharma did not disappoint in his first international appearance. Rohit has also been named to the ICC World Cup probables list. He did not, however, make the final cut. As he acclimated into the Indian Cricket team’s star-studded locker room, he assumed the job of the opening batsman.
Rohit Sharma made his One-Day International debut in 2007, and in 224 matches since then, he has amassed a total of 9,115 runs. In addition, he has 29 ODI centuries to his name. In addition, he has three double centuries and 43 half-centuries to his record in ODI cricket. His highest recorded score is 264 and has a fantastic ODI average of 49.27. He has also hit the ball straight past the boundary line 244 times. Overall, he is ranked second in the ICC ODI rankings.
Virat Kohli originally joined the Indian ODI squad in 2008, and he has amassed 11,792 runs in 245 ODI matches since then. Unfortunately, he has zero double hundreds to Rohit’s three, although he has 14 more ODI centuries than Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli has a total of 43 hundred in one-day internationals, 57 half-centuries, and a top score of 183. Virat has also smashed 121 sixes and has an ODI average of 59.86, earning him first place in the ICC ODI rankings.
When comparing Rohit Sharma’s ODI statistics to those of Virat Kohli, both Rohit and Virat have excelled. Virat Kohli, on the other side, holds the advantage in terms of hundreds, ODI runs and batting average.
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