Discover why cricket expert Sanjay Manjrekar insists Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should never be compared in Test cricket. Explore the stats, legacy, and true impact of these two legends in India’s longest format.
The Clash of Cricketing Titans: A False Comparison?
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the pantheon of Indian cricket are like names you respect with the depth of an ocean. Legends with orange together: both have captained India in all formats and are often compared. However, when it comes to Test cricket the experienced former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar is very clear in his stance: Never equate these two, or ever for that matter.
The Parallel Journey But Different Paths
Almost at the same time, Kohli and Rohit completed their T20 international careers while they both were very close to ending Test cricket (Rohit first retiring, Kohli just days later). The timing of this has allowed fans and pundits to measure their impact against each other. Manjrekar says though that this manner acts to camouflage the plain reality of very different Test hauls for them.
Manjrekar’s Bold Take on Test Cricket Legacy
In one viral Instagram video, Manjrekar expounds on his views targeting that India’s Test skipper Shubman Gill had not even tried to hide feelings Gill which during the recent England tour. Manjrekar believes, this shows that the cricketing world mixes Rohit with Kohli into one conversation hence he names this approach as a biased and misleading one.
The Real Numbers Tell the Story
Deeper into their tough opposition stats — SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) against Manjrekar was a staggering fact. Kohli holds 12 Test centuries in these hostile environments, while Rohit Sharma has just one this read having it at The Oval in 2021 Kohli is consistently superior to Rohit’s average against SENA nations with a 40 average from around 100 innings.
Why Kohli Stands in a League of His Own
Manjrekar took it further to surmise that Rohit probably would average less than 30 if he toured England again or went on to play any Tests, says System. The disparity is why, in Test cricket Kohli’s position is unassailable and Rohit is not. Manjrekar’s demand is one-hand words — stop calling them the same bracket for red-ball cricket.
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India has picked Shubman Gill as the Test skipper (the pair returned their Test captaincy before the England tour) Now, even though the debate over Kohli and Rohit will continue when it comes to their respective legacies down in the format — but for now, Manjrekar is trying to lay out fans heads that they are separate paths.
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