Former Team India batsman Mohammad Kaif has told why Virat Kohli appears to be one step ahead of opener Rohit Sharma in One Day International cricket. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are currently playing only ODI cricket for India, because both have said goodbye to T20 and Test cricket. After retiring from T20 and Test cricket, Virat-Rohit are playing their third ODI series and are continuously performing well. However, Virat Kohli is seen in his top form, while Rohit Sharma is also showing strong performance, but Mohammad Kaif has claimed that Virat Kohli is ahead of the hitman.
Papua New Guinea
131/6
20.0 ov
zimbabwe
59/4
11.0 over
Zimbabwe needs 73 runs from 54 balls at an average of 8.11 per over.
bangladesh
151/3
20.0 ov
Netherlands
106/5
16.0 over
Netherlands need 46 runs in 24 balls at an average of 11.5 per over.
ireland
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20.0 ov
Nepal
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Nepal needs 189 runs in 96 balls at an average of 11.81 per over.
This comment of Kaif has come before the second ODI between India and New Zealand on Wednesday. Virat and Rohit played an important role in making Team India win in the first match of this series. Rohit Sharma played a quick inning of 30 plus runs, while Virat Kohli scored 90 plus runs. Regarding this, Mohammad Kaif said on his YouTube channel, “Virat Kohli converts a good start into a big score. A score of 30 or 40 means he will stay till the end, win the match and if he gets in form, he will perform consistently. That is why, in ODI cricket, Virat Kohli has always been ahead of Rohit Sharma. He continuously scores runs and plays big innings.” Kaif also called Kohli’s intensity and self-awareness as a main difference and in the first ODI itself Mentioned a moment. “You could see it when Virat Kohli got out in the first ODI; he was shaking his head, clearly thinking he played the wrong shot,” he said. He also requested Virat Kohli to continue playing the same type of cricket. Even though Virat missed scoring his 54th ODI century, he played an inning of 93 runs in 91 balls and was adjudged Player of the Match. Rohit Sharma scored quickly when captain Shubman Gill was struggling with him.
