‘There is no comparison’ - Sanjay Manjrekar picks Virat Kohli over Rohit Sharma for batting skills

With India having lost the fourth Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. There have been many discussions over the future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Test team. Talking about the same, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar took centre stage and opined that there is a stark contrast between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

It is worth noting that after both batters’ failure to perform in recent matches, there has been much debate over whether they should call it quits in the longest format or not.

"I must say there is no comparison between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as Test batters. Virat Kohli is right up there. He's a great Test batter, and Rohit Sharma is a good Test batter. Rohit's white-ball batting great," Manjrekar told Star Sports.

"So Virat Kohli obviously deserves a longer rope. It's not so much about Virat Kohli. I want to know what the batting coach of India is doing. We can't solve the obvious problem of such a fine player. Enough has been said about Virat Kohli, we just have to leave him alone," he added.

He has the power to do what's best for Indian cricket: Manjrekar

Furthermore, Sanjay Manjrekar opined that Rohit Sharma has the power to do what is best for Indian cricket. Speaking on about how Virat’s case is completely different, things can be different for Rohit.

"It's not really up to Rohit Sharma. If you look at how the protocol and the hierarchy of team selection is, the chairman of selectors, he has the decision to make. He has the power to do what's best for Indian cricket, so it's not so much about Rohit Sharma himself, you know, deciding what should be the future," the former cricketer said.

"The chairman of the selector has that power. That's with Rohit and he does look down in the doldrums. Virat Kohli is a different issue altogether," he added.