"At the moment, Kohli's making batting look easy, it's tough to start on these pitches. Tough to replicate what he does. Hope he keeps piling on runs," he added.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the 1st India vs New Zealand ODI of the three-match ODI series, Gill lauded Rohit as one of the greatest openers in ODIs and Kohli as one of the greatest batters in ODI cricket ever.
Indian skipper Shubman Gill hailed the veteran batting duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying that watching the ball "fly off their bats" reflected how great a touch they are in.
Hard-fought fifties from Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and cameos from Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh in the back end push India to close on 264/9 after early setbacks against Australia in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
India's newly crowned ODI captain, Shubman Gill, wants batting bigwigs Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to "do their magic" and bring their experience "to the table" in the upcoming three ODIs in Australia.
Richards refrained from commenting on the possibility of Rohit and Virat's presence in the 2027 World Cup but didn't shy away from expressing his admiration for Gill and Virat
Former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is hopeful that the newly appointed India's ODI captain, Shubman Gill, will carry forward the legacy of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and other captains who served before him in the format.
During the five-match series, Gill scored a massive 754 runs at an average of 75.40, with four centuries and a career best score of 269. He outbatted the other players by miles, with his best outing being at Birmingham, when he scored 269 and 161 across both innings. Gill had headed into the
Gill was under immense scrutiny heading into the series, having not touched even the 40-run mark outside Asia since his dazzling 91 at Brisbane against Australia way back in 2021, which launched him into stardom. Leading up to the series, the right-hander had failed to deliver quality perfor
"One is that we are without our three most experienced players, or we've got this phenomenal opportunity to do something special for the country, because there is no bigger honour," he added.
Following a failure at Lord's after his marathon knocks of 269 and 161 at Edgbaston, Gill would be aiming to continue his record-breaking ways in the series, which has witnessed him tearing into history books with each stroke like he never did.