Mohammad Amir rates Virat Kohli over Rohit Sharma in T20 World Cup 2021. Amir considers Virat Kohli to be a better player than Rohit Sharma. Simply because of the Indian captain’s ability to handle pressure. In limited opportunities, he has an excellent record against both batsmen. Amir has also taken action against them. Amir noted that Kohli performs better. When he is under pressure. The pacer had squared off against the Indian captain in a pressure situation. During an Asia Cup encounter in 2016. Kohli negotiated one of Amir’s best spells with the white ball. Despite getting a reprieve early on.
“I will always go with Virat because just like me, he also likes pressure situations. I have always done well in pressure conditions thanks to God and if you take out Virat’s stats, you will see he always performs well in pressure situations. I love this about him because he performs when under pressure,” Mohammad Amir said.
With the bat, Virat Kohli has had a rough stretch. In the early stages of the England trip, he also battled for runs. Even in the IPL’s second phase. His final task as captain of the Indian T20 team will be the T20 World Cup.
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir shed some light on it. Also, the bowling circuit in today’s era and lamented the fact that bowlers. They are prioritizing pace over skillset. He explained that bowlers are focused on breaching the 150kmph. They receive once they do, does not help things either.
“There are many shots and survival is very difficult for a bowler. The current generation of batsmen has a lot more shots in their bags and as a bowler, you need to get smarter. Bowlers nowadays are struggling mostly because the moment they bowl at 150kph, we tend to take them to the sky by praising them,” Amir said.
“Pace is important and does matter, but you cannot forget your skills in trying to bowl fast. They don’t work on swing and variations,” Amir added.