Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are still great fielders and will be of great help on the field: Sunil Gavaskar

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports, Sunil Gavaskar reflects on the role of the 2007 World Cup win in the emergence of T20 cricket and the subsequent success of the IPL, “I was present at the 2007 T20 World Cup, and it was one of the most exciting times. I’ve seen MS Dhoni and Irfan Pathan playing on the field and winning for India. Clearly, from there, the craze for T20 boomed in India. Before that, nobody was very well-versed with this format. That win of India helped IPL as well to take off in India,”.

Irfan Pathan expresses the importance of experienced players in unfamiliar conditions, “Personally, I would like to see Virat on the pitch because when we talk about two years back, definitely he was not in his best form. But the last IPL and T20 were one of the most amazing tournaments for him. Also, when you are playing in countries like West Indies and the USA, there are quite a few unknown pitches, and here you will need experienced players like Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both on and off the field,”

“The playing of both the players also depends upon team management and their fitness, but I would love seeing both of them on the field, especially when Rohit has also changed his form and has been making a lot of runs in One Day Cricket,” adds Pathan.

“Kohli’s form has been outstanding in the last 1.5 years. He played unbelievably in the 2023 World Cup, making 750 runs with 3 centuries. So there is no doubt about his limited-overs batting. But what makes me feel good is their fielding capacity. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are still great fielders and will be of great help on the field,” concludes Sunil Gavaskar as he speak on Star Sports on the continued prowess of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, especially highlighting their fielding skills.