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Rohit Sharma heaps praise on Virat Kohli for his fitness and dedication

Rohit Sharma is a living legend in the cricket game. He has been outstanding in all formats of international cricket. Indian cricket has risen to new heights under Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit and Virat are the two modern-day masters, and the world admires them for their constancy.

In a recent interview with Dinesh Karthik, Rohit praised role model Virat for his enthusiasm, hunger, and unrivalled love of the sport. For the first two Test matches, Virat Kohli is currently out of play owing to personal circumstances, and there is no word on his comeback to the Indian team.

Virat Kohli was part of the squad for the first two Test matches against England but pulled out at the final minute. The 35-year-old last appeared against Afghanistan in a three-game T20I series. He has not informed the Indian Cricket Board of his availability for the last three Test matches against England.

Virat Kohli is passionate about the game and always there with the team: Rohit Sharma

Rohit feels he is lucky to watch Virat closely. “I feel lucky to watch Virat Kohli from a close range. He is passionate about the game and is always there with the team. People are unaware about what he does off the field to keep going. Virat is dedicated and his hunger grows with every series,” Rohit Sharma told Dinesh Karthik on JioCinema.

India’s captain Rohit Shamra also commended Virat for his fitness. “He has never visited the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for fitness-related matters, let alone cricket development programmes. Youngsters should learn about hunger from him in order to improve their games. Apart from personal considerations, Virat does not leave the squad. He’s always there. He is free to rest and relax if he so desires. But this is not the case with him. “We can all learn a lot from him,” Rohit Sharma remarked.

Currently, India is now playing its first Test against England at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The visitors had regained control of the game following Ollie Pope’s counter-attacking hundred in the second innings. At the end of Day 2 Ollie was on 148 as England led by 126 runs.

England were limited to 246 in the first innings, while India amassed 436. To keep the game alive, England refused to give up and attacked.