Virat Kohli picks Rohit Sharma as captain’s nightmare in death overs not Ms Dhoni, reveals Ashwin.

In a recent revelation, Ravichandran Ashwin, the seasoned off-spinner, shed light on Virat Kohli’s choice for the captain’s nightmare in the death overs. Surprisingly, Kohli, the former Indian captain himself, handpicked Rohit Sharma over the legendary MS Dhoni, who is renowned for his exceptional finishing skills in limited-overs cricket.

Ashwin, while discussing this intriguing insight on his YouTube channel, unveiled that Kohli firmly believes Rohit Sharma becomes an insurmountable challenge for the opposition once he gets settled after the initial 15-20 overs. This is primarily due to the vast array of shots that Rohit has at his disposal, making it an arduous task for death bowlers to contain him.

Ashwin said “Conversation with Virat about Rohit 5-6 years back, Virat Kohli and I had a discussion while Rohit was batting. I don’t remember which match it was. Seeing Rohit bat, I was thinking, ‘Where do you even bowl to him?’ If Rohit is set after 15-20 overs, you wouldn’t know where to bowl to him, Virat asked me, ‘Do you know who is a captain’s nightmare at the death?’. I asked, ‘Is it Dhoni?’. Kohli was like, ‘No, it is Rohit.’ When I asked him why, he said you won’t know where to bowl.”