Last Updated: October 12, 2023, 12:46 IST
Former Egland captain in awe of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Kevin Pietersen found it hard to keep his eyes off the television screen when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were demolishing the Afghan bowling attack with their power-packed batting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi
When Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli bat in the middle, it enables the opportunity for fans to witness some of the classic cricket shots. The veteran batters appeared in their iconic groove when India had to chase 273 runs in their second ODI World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday. While the game was in progress, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen shared his thoughts about Kohli and Rohit’s batting through a post on X.
According to Pietersen, he found it hard to keep his eyes off the television screen when the Indian batters were demolishing the Afghan bowling attack with their power-packed batting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
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“VIRAT & ROHIT batting, I’m watching,” Kevin Pietersen wrote on X. Soon after the post surfaced on the microblogging platform, it received a thumbs up from many Indian fans, who poured in their reactions into the comment section.
VIRAT & ROHIT batting, I’m watching— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) October 11, 2023
A fan hardly thought twice before branding Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as the “most destructive pair of world cricket.”
Most Destructive Pair Of World Cricket..❤️— Cricbaz Uday (@cricbaz_Uday) October 11, 2023
Another fan reckons when the two maestros- Kohli and Rohit- are batting, “it is not just cricket, it’s a masterclass.”
Two maestros at the crease, it’s not just cricket, it’s a masterclass!— 1Club (@1clubgg) October 11, 2023
Highlighting Kevin Pietersen’s illustrious career, a fan simply wrote, “Class recognises Class.”
It was certainly an enthralling show for the Delhi crowd. After returning with a duck in India’s World Cup 2023 opener against Australia, Rohit Sharma was geared up to produce a big score against Afghanistan. The Indian captain not only breached the triple-figure mark but also made some new records to his name. Joining hands with his opening partner Ishan Kishan, Rohit went hard on the opposition from the very first delivery. His batting looked effortless on the flat Delhi track.
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Rohit played a blistering knock of 131 in just 84 deliveries. The right-handed batter smashed as many as 16 boundaries and 5 maximums during his innings. With 556 sixes to his name, Rohit now holds the record for hitting the most number sixes in history. He is also the batter to notch the most number of centuries in the ODI World Cup with seven hundred-plus scores.
After Ishan Kishan was dismissed for 47, Virat Kohli arrived at the cease and partnered with Rohit Sharma. The duo stitched a 49-run partnership before Rohit was sent off Rashid Khan. Kohli stayed at the crease till the end and registered his second-consecutive fifty-plus score of this campaign.