Former Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh showered praises for the veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma by comparing him to Pakistan batting legend Inzamam-ul-Haq. Regarded as the ‘next big thing in Indian cricket’ – Rohit made his ODI debut in June 2007 while his maiden T20 game came during the World Cup against England, he didn’t get a chance to bat. Talking about Rohit’s first impression, Yuvraj stated that he found similarities in the Indian batsman’s playing style to former Pakistan great.

Just like Inzamam, Rohit is known for having extra time to pick bowlers’ length and lazy elegance. Asked about his first impression of Rohit, Yuvraj said the swashbuckling batsman seemed like somebody who had a lot of time to play his strokes.

In a Youtube video, the Idniansouthpaw was heard saying, “I think when he came into the Indian team, he looked like somebody who had a lot of time. He reminded me of Inzamam-ul-Haq, because, when he batted, Inzi had a lot of time to play the bowlers.”

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Both Yuvi and Rohit very close friends and share a great rapport on and off the field. When Yuvraj decided to hang his boots from all forms of the game, Rohit was the first one to acknowledge the contribution of one of India’s biggest match-winner in limited-overs cricket and expressed his views.

You know how I feel inside ! Love u brothaman you go be a legend ❤️

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 10, 2019

Taking to Twitter, Sharma said, “You don’t know what you got till its gone. Love you brotherman. You deserved a better send off. Yuvraj was quick to respond to Sharma’s tweet saying, “You know how I feel inside! Love u brothaman you go be a legend”

Earlier during an interview, Yuvraj revealed he got more support under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly as compared to the time with MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

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Talking to Sportstar, Yuvraj said, “I have played under Sourav and had a lot of support from him. Then Mahi (MS Dhoni) took over. It’s a difficult choice to make between Sourav and Mahi. I have more memories of time under Sourav because of the support he gave me. I didn’t have that kind of support from Mahi and Virat.”