I've seen Virat Kohli change, Rohit Sharma at the top but still same: Amit Mishra's explosive revelations stun cricket world

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were both key to India's T20 World Cup win last month. While Rohit ended up with 257 runs, the second-highest in the tournament, Kohli played a crucial 76 run-knock in the final.

Both the senior cricketers announced their retirement from the T20I format after India's T20 World Cup win. This was India's second T20 World Cup title, 17 years since winning the first title in 2007.

This was also India's first ICC title in over a decade and the first for Rohit Sharma as a skipper after the WTC 2023 final and ODI World Cup final loss. The race is on in the Indian T20I side to replace the veterans and a few promising names are cropping up after the Zimbabwe series.

Amit Mishra, the former Indian spinner has made a few shocking revelations about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Mishra played under Kohli's captaincy between 2015 to 2017. He spoke about the change in behavior that he noticed in Kohli after he became captain.

Speaking about his equation with Rohit, Mishra mentioned that he and the current India captain share a very jovial and friendly bond going back to the latter's early days in cricket, but at the same time, does not expect the same from Kohli. Mishra also insisted that due to Kohli's change in nature, he is left with fewer friends in the Indian team.

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Virat Kohli Has Less Friends: Amit Mishra

"Not everyone to be very honest. I won't lie. As a cricketer, I respect him a lot, but I don't share the same equation with him as I used to. Why does Virat have less friends? His and Rohit's natures are different. I'll tell you the best thing about Rohit. When I met him the first day and when I meet him today, he is the same person. So will you relate to him more or with someone who changes according to situation," Amit Mishra told Shubhankar Mishra on his show.

We Have Maintained That Rapport: Amit Mishra On Rohit Sharma

"I haven't been part of the Indian team in years. Still when I meet Rohit during the IPL or any other event, he is always joking with me. I don't need to think what he will think. We joke with each other. He is at the top but we still have maintained that rapport. He is the captain, won the World Cup and five IPL titles" he further said on Rohit Sharma.

The former Indian spinner played 22 Test matches in his career, nine of them played under Kohli. He took 33 wickets in those nine matches. However, Mishra very shockingly admitted that his relationship with Kohli reached a point where the two of them stopped talking to each other. He further said that Kohli's attitude and behavior changed with time since he became the Indian captain.

"I have seen Virat change a lot. We had almost stopped talking. When you get fame and power, they think people are reaching out to them for a purpose. I was never one of those. I have known Cheeku since the time he was 14, when he used to eat Samosas, when he needed Pizza every night. But there is a huge difference in the Cheeku I knew and Virat Kohli the captain. Whenever he meets me, he is very respectful, but it's obviously not the same anymore," Amit Mishra concluded saying.

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