Ravi Shastri gives his verdict on Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma debate: 'He has to bat long'

Rohit Sharma and Ravi Shastri have been two stalwarts of cricket and ir contribution to Indian cricket has been immense. re have been comparisons between two batsmen and both have performed on various occasions in last several years. Virat's Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rohit's Mumbai Indians by eight wickets on Sunday.

Ravi Shastri revealed difference between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Virat made a strong statement in ongoing IPL as his 49 ball 82* powered RCB to an excellent start in cash-rich tournament. 34-year-old had gone through a rough patch but has been on a roll in last year or so. Rohit Sharma has been inconsistent in last few months and Indian skipper will have to use this st in a bid to resurrect his form.

During RCB vs MI match, Ravi Shastri opined that Virat will score more runs this season as he has ability to bat long and deep while Rohit is successful in short bursts.

“ fact that he has to bat long and deep will allow him to get those volume of runs. On or hand, with Rohit Sharma, you will see some short bursts, some match-winning bursts but in terms of volume, Virat will get a lot of runs this season."

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With ICC Cricket World Cup hovering on horizon both Rohit and Virat's form would be of huge importance as y will play a crucial role on home soil. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians didn't have best of season last time and y will be adamant to put up a good display. One cant deny Rohit's leadership skills in shortest format and he will be once again put to test later this year when likes of Australia, England and New Zealand visit India to participate in World Cup. During RCB vs MI match a poll was created asking fans to choose between Virat and Rohit as potential highest scorer of IPL. former RCB skipper received 67% votes while Rohit was recipient of remaining 33%.