Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may be good friends both on and off the field but their respective fans have always indulged in mudslinging against each other declaring their hero better against the other. Sunday was no different when both Sharma and Kohli scored magnificent fifties and even took one wicket each. Yes, both decided to showcase their bowling prowess and managed to dismiss one batter out.
Batting first, India posted a mammoth total of 410-4 in 50 overs. Shreyas Iyer played an unbeaten knock of 128 from 94 balls, while KL Rahul scored another century before getting out for 102 from 64 balls. Both Sharma and Kohli scored fifties.
The Netherlands never looked comfortable in their run chase and eventually bowled out for 250 in 47.5 overs. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja shared two wickets each while Kohli and Sharma dismissed one batter each.
But this did not stop the supporters of Kohli and Sharma from attacking each other on social media. What fuelled the tension between the two groups was Wasim Akram’s praise for Sharma. Speaking on a Pakistani TV channel, Akram said that while everyone spoke about Emperor Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and Babar Azam, but Rohit Sharma made batting look easy.
Wasim Akram said about Rohit Sharma
The way Rohit Sharma is playing, there is no other batsman in the world cricket. We talk about Kohli, Root, Williamson, Babar but Rohit Sharma is different. He makes batting look so easy.🫡pic.twitter.com/SJmxmT3aax#RohitSharma ♥️#Hitman 🙌 pic.twitter.com/yqZeM6Zz8l— Team 45 (@Team_Hitman45) November 12, 2023
Kohli 3 Overs 1 Wicket
Rohit 5 Balls 1 wicket
Chokli is not Even Close To Rohit Sharma 🔥.
Virat Kohli is just a Pet 🐶 🐕 infront of Rohit Sharma.#INDvNED #RohitSharma𓃵
— Shubham 𝕏 (@DankShubhum) November 12, 2023
Once PR Mufa said ” I guess it’s bit too late to make Rohit captain as even Rohit is ageing”
But now Rohit Sharma is the first Indian Captain to score 500+ runs and winning 9 consecutive World Cup Matches , Kohli Paid Media can never stop Rohit from getting new heights of… https://t.co/R6FfH2tKoB pic.twitter.com/GqwgsuDY6d
— 𝗔𝘆𝘂𝘀𝗵 🇮🇳 (@RofiedAyush) November 12, 2023
I have never seen more SELFLESS player than Rohit Sharma.
Pressure was built by Kohli but Still Rohit Tried to release Pressure. Leader Stuff.#INDvsNED pic.twitter.com/9CT1g0jpLO
— ᴘʀᴀᴛʜᴍᴇsʜ⁴⁵ (@45Fan_Prathmesh) November 12, 2023
Difference Between Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli.#INDvsNED pic.twitter.com/C7WTiEHqoL
— ᴘʀᴀᴛʜᴍᴇsʜ⁴⁵ (@45Fan_Prathmesh) November 12, 2023
This was India’s ninth straight win in the World Cup, the longest winning streak in a World Cup by any Indian skipper. If India manage to win the World Cup, Rohit Sharma-led side will equal the 11-match winning streak in a World Cup by Australia in 2003 and 2007.