Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan picks who is the better T20 batsman, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Image Courtesy: Getty

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are perhaps the most sort-after batsmen in the country at the moment. Though Virat is a King when it comes to ODI cricket, Rohit’s numbers in the shortest format are equally good. Of late, the stand-in India skipper, Rohit Sharma became the highest run-scorer in T20I cricket; surpassing New Zealand’s opener, Martin Guptill. The right-handed batsman achieved the feat in the second T20I in Auckland, where he scored 50 off 29 balls. Meanwhile, veteran Indian spinner, Harbhajan Singh spoke on who is the better of the two players in T20 cricket.

Harbhajan sheds light on the better batsman debate

Talking to Sports Tak, Harbhajan said it is tough to pick one of the two. He said both are tremendous players, as their records speak for themselves. Though Harbhajan didn’t mention who is the better T20 batsman of the two, he spoke on how both are different from each other. He added Rohit Sharma is the more talented batsman; while the India captain is the more hard-working of the two, as where he is today is because of his passion.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan says both Rohit and Kohli are the match-winners. Image Courtesy: Getty

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has been on song in the T20Is, both with his bat and his captaincy record as well. When compared, Virat has won 12 of the 20 matches he captained, whereas, Rohit found success in 12 of the 14 games he had led in.

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Also, apart from he becoming the highest run-scorer in the T20Is, the right-handed batsman completed most number of sixes in the shortest format as well. Not only this but Rohit now also holds the record for most 50-plus scores in T20Is.

“That’s a tricky question. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are tremendous players and both are match-winners. Both are class players and their records speak for themselves. Rohit Sharma is supremely talented while Virat Kohli is a hard-working cricketer. Maybe, Kohli is not as talented at Rohit but his hard work and passion have taken him to where he is right now. So, it’s tough for me to pick who’s a better batsman. I will not be able to answer this question. But both play for India, that’s what matters,” Harbhajan Singh told Sports Tak.

Contributions of these two players have been magnificent – Harbhajan

As far as numbers are concerned, Rohit has scored four centuries in the T20Is while Kohli hasn’t scored a single one of them.

“Rohit has scored so many hundreds in T20Is because he opens the innings and he gets to play that many deliveries. Virat Kohli sometimes has to play slow at the start of his innings after India lose early wickets. And, when he gets a set platform, 15-16 overs are already over. So we should not look at the stats but look at how much these two players have contributed playing for India,” Harbhajan concluded.

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