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[Watch] Throwback to When Ashwin Recalled Kohli Calling Rohit a Captain's 'Nightmare'

Rohit Sharma has been one of the mainstays of the Indian batting lineup for the last 15 years. One of the pillars of  new India, Rohit has demonstrated his batting skills throughout the years and has accumulated numerous records under his name.

His staggering feat of three double centuries and five hundreds in World Cup 2019 talks about the status of Rohit the batter.

Interestingly, in a recent conversation on his YouTube Channel, R Ashwin, India's premium spinner was discussing about Rohit's counter-attacking knock against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4 match, and he remembered an old story regarding the Indian skipper. Ashwin stated that a few years back, he had a conversation with Virat, regarding Rohit.

In the conversation, Virat had high praise for Rohit and stated that there is no place safe to bowl when Rohit is in his mood.

[Watch] R Ashwin talks about an old Rohit incident

"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'," recalled Ashwin.

Ashwin further stated that Rohit has all the shots in the books and makes everything so effortless when he's batting at the crease.

“Rohit Sharma has got all the shots, and he makes it look so effortless and easy.”

Talking about Rohit, he is the leading run-scorer in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. He has scored three back-to-back fifties - against Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.