Sourav Ganguly rates Rohit Sharma at par with Virat Kohli in ODIs

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly recently showered praises on Indian opener Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma made the headlines recently after he scored his third double century in the ODIs. In the Mohali ODI against Sri Lanka, Rohit entered the record books by achieving this feat. Interestingly, no other batsman has hit even two double tons.

The Indian opener is certainly a special talent. Ganguly also thinks on the same line and feels that Rohit is not far behind Indian captain Virat Kohli in the ODI cricket. In the year 2017, both Rohit and Virat have hit 6 centuries. Rohit will have a chance to go past Virat if he scores a ton in the Vizag ODI against Sri Lanka – India’s last ODI fixture this year.

Ganguly backed up his statements with facts wherein he pointed out that the Indian opener has 11 tons to his name since the year 2015. It is only unfair to hail Virat Kohli for his meteoric rise and forget Rohit’s contribution at the same time.

“This year, he’s scored as many hundreds as Virat Kohli. We keep talking about Virat Kohli and how great he is in one day cricket but look at Rohit. He is no way behind, 11 hundreds in 50 odd innings (since 2015),” Sourav Ganguly told India Today.

Hoping for more to come

Speaking further on the same note, Sourav Ganguly mentioned that Rohit is an absolute match winner. He has the ability to convert centuries to double centuries. The way Rohit Sharma times his knocks is beyond marvel at times. Talking about the shots that Rohit played during his thunderous knock at Mohali, Ganguly called them to be breathtaking.

“I have always said that he’s a terrific batsman and a match-winner. Hopefully, he can transform his renewed hunger for runs, his renewed ability to convert hundreds into double hundreds in the next 10 months. The shots he played was absolutely breathtaking,” conceded the former Indian captain.