Veteran India spinner Amit Mishra has opined on the difference in the nature between Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The leg-spinner also pointed out that Kohli does not have many friends within the Indian team for a reason, and added that “fame and power” has changed him as well. Mishra also made a comparison between Kohli and Rohit, claiming that Rohit remains the same person and someone who Mishra can talk and joke with in the same manner despite his state as well.

Speaking on YouTuber Shubhankar Mishra’s show ‘Unplugged’, Amit Mishra said, “Not everyone to be very honest. As a cricketer, I respect him a lot, but I don’t share the same equation with him as I used to,” said Mishra. “Why does Virat have less friends? His and Rohit’s natures are different. I haven’t been part of the Indian team in years. Still when I meet Rohit during the IPL or any other event, he is always joking with me. I don’t need to think what he will think.”

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When the host asked Amit Mishra whether Virat Kohli had changed, ]Mishra responded in the affirmative.

“I have seen Virat change a lot. We had almost stopped talking. When you get fame and power, some people think that others are reaching out to them only for a purpose,” Mishra said.

Meanwhile, the host brought in an old quote by Yuvraj Singh, where he said that he used to be great friends with ‘Cheeku’ (Virat Kohli’s nickname), but not the star Kohli.

“I have known Cheeku since the time he was 14, when he used to eat samosas, when he needed pizza every night. But there is a huge difference in the Cheeku I knew and Virat Kohli, the captain,” concluded Amit Mishra.