Southampton: Virat Kohli has watched Rohit Sharma score quite a few 'Daddy Hundreds' but the Indian captain rated his deputy's unbeaten 122 against South Africa in their World Cup opener as his best innings in one day cricket. Rohit, who has an unprecedented three double hundreds in 50-over format, hit his 23rd ton on a bouncy Ageas Bowl track under overcast conditions.
"I think in my opinion this is by far his best ODI innings because of the kind of pressure the first game brings from a World Cup point of view," Kohli said at the post-match press conference. "And then I know, as a batsman, when you go in and a few balls bounce like that, it's not easy to gather yourself again and play in a calm manner." According to Kohli, the best part about Rohit's innings was his composure as he was ready to curb his natural attacking instinct and put his head down and be patient. "A lot of times batsmen tend to hit their way out of the situation. But he was very composed. He's played so many games, we expect a lot of maturity and a lot of responsibility from someone like him," he said.
-Kushan Sarkar
