Veteran Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were seen in a discussion during a recent practice session before their 2025 Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand in Dubai. Both teams have already secured a place in the semi-finals from Group A, having won their first two matches.
Meanwhile, Pakistan and Bangladesh have been eliminated from the group. India and New Zealand are set to face off in their final group-stage match on Sunday, March 2, with the result determining the final standings in the points table.
A fan shared a video on X (formerly Twitter), offering a glimpse of India’s training session, where Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were spotted engaged in an animated discussion at the ICC Academy. You can watch the video here:
Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli having some discussion during today's practice session at ICC academy.🥹❤️
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“Never Struggled Like This Before”- Aakash Chopra on Kohli
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra recently discussed Virat Kohli’s batting form, noting that his exceptional fitness has kept him strong in ODIs. However, he pointed out that Test cricket is different, as technical aspects play a bigger role. In his YouTube video, Chopra stated:
“You won’t get the Australia series Kohli because this is ODI cricket. You have never seen him struggling like that in this format and will not be seen either.”
“Even when he went through his worst possible phase, which was the 2014 England tour, when he struggled, he was scoring runs in ODIs then also. ODI cricket is a lot about fitness and no one can exploit you there. You cannot consistently bowl something which is troubling someone.”
He further continued:
“He benefits the most from his fitness in this format. As he struggled in Australia and the home series recently but is still scoring runs in ODIs. And he will continue to score runs because he understands the pulse of this format very well.”
“He is the greatest of all time. He and Sachin paaji (Tendulkar) are standing next to each other and no one is close to them for a long distance. So I don’t think he will have problems here.”
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