Former South African batter Jonty Rhodes revealed that Rohit Sharma is not born with superior talent but he found success because of his work ethics and consistency. Rohit is regarded as one of the best white-ball batters of the modern era and has delivered consistently for India.

Meanwhile, Rhodes was the Mumbai Indians’ fielding coach from 2009 to 2017 and thus observed Rohit from close quarters. Rhodes said he had the best job in the world as he saw Rohit practice his craft consistently in the IPL.

“I keep telling journalists I had the best job in the world. I got to watch Rohit Sharma practice. He would like to walk through the middle and feel it, rather than have a massive workout session. He just makes it look way too easy. He’s not born with superior talent, but the consistency in approach, he’s always been like that,” Jonty Rhodes said during a conversation on Prakhar Gupta’s YouTube channel.

Reflecting on Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, Rhodes said the former MI skipper had a different style as compared to MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

“His leadership style has been the same. He’s actually very funny. He’s got some great chirps on the stump mic and he gives his teammates a hard time. That personality has been throughout. It goes back to that. You don’t have to be an MS Dhoni or a Virat. You just have to be yourself. They’re all so different, all the three and successful because they have consistency,” he reflected.

Rhodes, who is known as the best fielder of all-time, likened Rohit with KL Rahul.

“Rohit is a bit like KL Rahul. Makes it look so easy. But Rohit is not the greatest looking athlete compared to KL. But when he hits the ball with effortless timing, it is captivating when you watch him bat.”

Rohit will be seen in action in the second ODI against Afghanistan on Wednesday.