Batter of Kohli’s quality always required in team, says ODI captain Rohit Sharma

TIL Desk Sports/ India’s new white ball captain Rohit Sharma has said that a batter of Virat Kohli’s quality along with his experience of playing in difficult situations, is very much required in the team.

Rohit, who was already appointed as T20I captain last month, on Wednesday replaced Kohli as India’s new ODI skipper. However, Kohli is still the Test captain for the series against South Africa with Rohit acting as his deputy.

“A batter of Kohli’s quality is always needed in the squad. To have an average of 50 plus in the T20 format, it is crazy and unreal. Obviously, with the experience he has, he has batted and bailed India out so many times from difficult situations,” Rohit said in a YouTube show ‘Backstage with Boria’.

“The quality and his kind of batsmanship is required. Plus, he is still a leader of the team. All those things put together, you don’t want to miss out. You don’t want to ignore that kind of stuff. His presence is very important to the team,” he added.