Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have both made important contributions in India's first two ODIs against West Indies. Kohli scored an unbeaten 139 in the opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram, while Rohit responded with 101 in the second ODI in Guwahati. India won both matches to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
Former India batter and ex-Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Wasim Jaffer discussed the relationship between the two senior batters in his recent YouTube video.
"They have played a lot of cricket together. There is a bit of professional rivalry, but eventually you respect each other. When I was playing, there were Sachin, Rahul, Sourav, Laxman, and Sehwag. They were all greats, but that mutual respect was evident. Virat and Rohit are modern greats, and they have a lot of respect for each other. The new generation should learn this from them."
Rohit Sharma became Rohit Sharma when he started to open - Wasim Jaffer
The move has remained central to Rohit's ODI career, with his latest century in Guwahati taking his tally to 35 ODI hundreds and making him only the third Indian to reach 12,000 runs in the format after Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli. Wasim Jaffer said:
Being a bowler in today’s era is very difficult - Wasim Jaffer
Wasim Jaffer also spoke about the conditions during the second ODI in Guwahati, where India chased 406 with eight wickets in hand. The match produced 811 runs in 93.3 overs, with five centuries across the two innings, as the pitch heavily favoured the batters.
“Being a bowler in today’s era is very difficult, and I pity them. What will they even be thinking? In our era, we had some great pacers like Wasim, Waqar, and others. There was nothing on this pitch. It looked like the curators were content to sit on the road rollers, because this resembled a road more than a cricket pitch.”
"Looks like scores of 350-400 will become more regular going ahead. There has to be something in the wicket for the bowlers as well, and we have to think on their behalf too, otherwise the game tends to get really boring. In such a case, the side that has a powerful batting line-up will win. The contest between bat and ball has to be equal."
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