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Rohit Sharma has got an eternity to play the ball; Virat Kohli has a plan for each version of the game: Robin Uthappa

Senior India cricketer Robin Uthappa has praised incredibly talented Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who make their batting look effortless. The Karnataka-cricketer heaped praise on Rohit for his timing while hailed Kohli for his discipline.

Rohit Sharma has got eternity to play a ball; Virat Kohli has plan for each version of game: Robin Uthappa

New Delhi, June 1: Senior India cricketer Robin Uthappa has praised incredibly talented Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who make their batting look effortless. The Karnataka-cricketer heaped praise on Rohit for his timing while hailed Kohli for his discipline.

Speaking on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, Uthappa lauded India's limited-overs vice-captain and opener, Rohit Sharma, and said, "When I look at Rohit Sharma, I feel he has got eternity to play a ball. It just baffles you like where does he create that time. It's amazing to watch and so effortless."

Praising batting maestro Kohli, Uthappa said, "Even Virat for that matter, when you watch him bat from one version of the game to another, you can see how clearly, he has planned for each version of the game. In one-day cricket, he almost never hits the ball in the air, unless it's completely required during the course of the game.

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"Similarly, in Test cricket, he is only going to hit the ball in the air once he has passed 120 or 150. But in T20 cricket, he pulls out the big shots and his orthodox big shots that you don't even think that he will play it, because you have seen him play so much of good cricket along the ground in ODI & Test cricket that you don't anticipate him playing that."

"Suddenly, the bowlers have to plan for each version of the game. For me, someone like Virat, the way he approaches each version of the game is just phenomenal. It's kind of inspiring, like what must be going through that mind for him to be able to concede those ideas and say, 'Ok, these are my shots for T20 cricket, these are my shots for one-day cricket, and these are my shots for 5-day cricket. It's just amazing," said the 34-year-old right-handed batsman.

Story first published: Monday, June 1, 2020, 18:27 [IST]
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