Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma said it should not be debatable if his ward should be part of the ODI World Cup 2027. Sharma said Kohli is answering all the questions with his fitness and performances and no doubt should be placed on his place in the ODI team.
In the last ODI series against England, Kohli scored 144 runs in three matches at an average of 48 and an impressive strike rate of 109.09.
Kohli has amassed 14941 runs in 314 ODI matches at a stunning average of 58.59 in his glorious career.
“I think you should see for yourself what he’s doing, what he has done in the last few matches, and how he is doing it on the field. So I think it should not be a discussion even,” Rajkumar told IndiaToday.in on the sidelines of Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) ceremony to honour and reward grassroots cricketers in Delhi.
“He had tremendous confidence in his own ability, and he works really hard. He’s got tremendous work ethics,” Rajkumar said.
“Yeah, he was a God-gifted guy. I mean, God has made him for cricket and the work ethics he had were simply brilliant, and that is why he became such a big player.”
Rajkumar said Kohli has inspired the whole country to work on their fitness.
“He has given the fitness mantra not only to the cricketers, but to the whole country. So he has contributed a lot for Indian cricket, and I’m really proud of him.”
On the other hand, Rohit Sharma’s place has been questioned but the batter scored a splendid knock of 138 runs off just 110 balls in the third ODI against England. Rajkumar said Rohit is a match-winner on his day.
“I mean, as a player, I think he’s a tremendous player. Undoubtedly, he’s a match-winner. On his given day, he’s a match-winner.”
Rohit and Kohli will be seen in action in the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies.
