The Indian stalwarts, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are arguably one of the best pairs batting pairs of the modern-day cricket. Kohli and Rohit have carried the Indian team on their shoulders, scoring runs across formats. Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara termed both of them as two of the best players in modern-day cricket.

Sangakkara reckons that the Indian duo stands apart from the rest because of their ability to play orthodox cricket shots and to change gears to be absolutely destructive whenever needed.

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During a show on Star Sports, Sangakkara said, “If you take the modern-day game, India has two of the best players in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who play orthodox cricket but who are just absolutely destructive in any format of the game. You don’t have to muscle the ball or put too much effort or look ugly doing it, they just play good cricket shots and results come.”

Sangakkara believes there is something special about both Rohit and Virat and what’s more astonishing is their consistency in all the formats that they have managed to achieve despite playing non-stop cricket throughout the year. The stylish southpaw reckons that both Kohli and Rohit deserve “a lot of respect” as it is not hard for players like them to be at their best all the time, especially when they are playing so much of cricket.

Kumar Sangakkara said some credit for their success also goes to the Indian players who played the game before them and set examples with their work ethics.

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The southpaw elaborated, “It’s incredibly hard, the volume of cricket that India athletes play. So, I think you have to have a lot of respect for Rohit and Virat but understand that it’s all because of the players that have gone before and have done all the hard work then as well. So, it’s a knock-on effect, so in every era, there’s always a defining pair and in the modern era, it’s Rohit and Virat for India for sure.”