Rohit Sharma Declared Technically Better Than Virat Kohli By Ex-South African Batter

Ex-South Africa star Herschelle Gibbs made a daring statement about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Even though Kohli is considered the best batter of the current age, he thought the opening batsman was more technically sound.

Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from Test cricket, marking the end of an era for the India National Cricket Team.

Virat and Rohit retire from Tests successively

The decision was first announced on Instagram by the opening batsman, and five days later, Kohli also joined.

Before the series against England, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma declared their retirement from Test cricket.

This was unexpected considering both hitters stated that they wanted to perform well in the five-match Test series against the team captained by Ben Stokes.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s batting techniques dissected by fans

One of the Twitter users shared two videos of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma reacting to the turning ball after they retired. The user pointed out that although Kohli only takes one shot, the opening batsman consistently tries a variety of shots.

"This is the real difference between them, Kohli tries to play the same type of shot every time even if he gets out doing it He doesn't elevate his game But Rohit literally tries different kinds of shots every time, even in his worst form."

"Kohli doesn't have that ability to adapt, but Rohit does that's why Rohit has succeeded in playing fine Test cricket even after his mid-30s,” the fan stated.

This is the real difference between them,Kohli tries to play the same type of shot every time even if he gets out doing it He doesn't elevate his game But Rohit literally tries different kinds of shots every time, even in his worst form. Kohli doesn't have that ability to adapt,… pic.twitter.com/QWdjporEfg

— poetvanity (@PoetVanity_) May 14, 2025

Rohit was always more technically correct than Virat - Herschelle Gibbs

Herschelle Gibbs responded to this by pointing out that the hitting coach, not the batters, should provide more scoring options for all batters.

"It’s up to the batting coach to give him more options to score no matter who the batter is.. thank me later,” he posted in reply.

After that, one of the users asked Herschelle Gibbs about who among Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is technically correct.

Gibbs said: "Rohit was always more technically correct than Virat, but Virat's desire to dominate, especially in white ball format, is a major difference between the 2 batters."

Then, another person attacked Herschelle Gibbs, stating that he disagrees with him because Virat Kohli is technically superior to Rohit Sharma, who frequently switched up his batting position.

Then, in an appropriate response to the fan, Herschelle Gibbs said that Rohit Sharma was better than Virat Kohli since he barely protected balls on the fourth or fifth stump.

"You ever see Rohit defend balls on the 4th or 5th stump ? How many times did Virat get out doing just that ? Rohit definitely technically better than virat,” Gibbs retorted.

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