Rohit Sharma is way ahead than Virat Kohli ,Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Babar Azam , says Wasim Akram
Rohit Sharma is way ahead than Virat Kohli ,Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Babar Azam , says Wasim Akram , he said Rohit Sharma is Inzammam-ul-Haq Wasim Akram feels India captain Rohit Sharma is different from other batters. He scored 61 runs off 54 balls against the Netherlands in the ICC World Cup 2023.
The veteran broke AB de Villiers’ world record for most sixes in a calendar year. He slammed two to go past the South Africa legend and also hit 8 fours in Bengaluru.Rohit also took an ODI wicket after 11 years in international cricket. The Indian Team finished the group with nine wins in as many contested matches. Their latest victory came against the Netherlands in Bengaluru on Diwali day, beating the Dutch by 160 runs.
While the top three completed their respective fifties, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer slammed hundreds, with KL doing it in 62 balls – the fastest by an Indian batter in World Cups. Iyer’s maiden CWC also made headlines, as India registered their second-best team total (410/4) in this competition.
The bowlers were on the top of their games, with each of Bumrah, Siraj, Kuldeep and Jadeja returning with two wickets each. On a rare off day for Mohammed Shami, who went wicketless for the first time in this World Cup, India tried nine bowlers, including Virat and Suryakumar Yadav.
India went on to post 410 for 4 on the board before bundling Netherlands over for 250 runs in 47.4 overs, winning the match by 160 runs. They will now face New Zealand in the semi-final on November 15 in Mumbai
“He makes batting look so easy. No matter what the situation is, the bowling attack is, he plays his shots with ease. He changes the tempo of the game. Bowlers and oppositions are on the back foot from ball one.”
“Rohit and Shubman Gill added 91 runs in 10 overs and the game was over by then for the Dutch. There is no one like him. We talk about Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and Babar Azam but he is different. He makes batting look easy. No matter what the situation is, he bats easily,” he said.
“Rohit changes the tempo of the match. He has a lot of time to play his shots,” he added.
Shoaib Malik intervened, “Ye (Rohit Sharma) aisa batter hai ke paanch bowlers hote hain na opposition mein, ye paanchon ko peetta hai (he scores runs against all the five bowlers in the opposition). Jo baaki Wasim bhai ne naam liye hain na woh paachon ko nahi maarte, woh teen ko maarte hain, chhate-saatvein ko maarte hain, ye paachon ko maarta hai (the batters Wasim Akram has named they don’t hit all the 5 bowlers, they hit three or at the most the sixth or the seventh (part-time) bowlers. He (Rohit Sharma) smashes allfive bowlers).”
Wasim Akram pitched in, “Woh kya kehte hain Punjab mein? Tempo hi change kar deta hai aate hi. Woh bowlers ko, opposition ko apne pad jaate hain (he changes the tempo ofthe game as soon as he arrives at the crease and throws the opposition bowlers completely off gear)”. Both Wasim Akram and Shoaib Malik also recalled their school days how they used to sit straight and behave in front of their teachers, comparing Rohit Sharma with them.
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