NEW DELHI: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has termed Rohit Sharma the greatest white-ball cricketer in the world right now, saying the Mumbai batsman has been able to make more impact in shorter formats compared to Virat Kohli, despite Indian captain’s stunning statistics.
However, Gambhir believes that Kohli will end up scoring more runs than Rohit. He called Rohit the best white-ball cricketer at the moment, but added that he is not the all-time greatest in the format. “For me, white-ball cricket is all about impact. Kohli will end up getting many more runs than Rohit, and Kohli is among the greatest right now, but Rohit has an edge over Kohli because of the impact he has,” Gambhir told Sports Tak.
“I think he (Rohit) is the best white-ball cricketer in the world right now. He is not the greatest overall, but at the moment, he is the best. He is the only player to have hit three ODI double hundreds, five World Cup hundreds (in one edition) and he is also the only player, who once gets past 100-run mark, people say that he missed a double century,” he added. The 2011 World Cup winner also mentioned that it’s very difficult to compare Kohli and Rohit.
“It is very difficult to compare both of them. Virat Kohli is unbelievable. His stats prove that. But when your reputation is such that when you get out after a hundred, people say he has missed out on double hundred, that speaks volumes about you,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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