Mark Wood, an English bowler, has explained why he always found it challenging to bowl to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both Rohit and Kohli are currently just playing in the 50-over format and have retired from T20Is and Test matches.
The fact that Wood said Rohit’s bat “just kept getting wider” demonstrated how effective the batter is against short-pitched pitches. In addition, Wood selected him as the hardest batter he had ever bowled to in a number of different stages of his career.
Yes, I would say Rohit Sharma at various points in my career. It’s challenging because, although you think you have a chance to get him out when he’s facing the short ball, he smokes it if he’s playing that day. He was challenging, then. Wood said on the Overlap Podcast, “I always thought his bat was big, just kept getting wider.”
Mark Wood said that what made Kohli such a difficult hitter to play against was his intensity on the pitch.
Of course, Kohli. Unbelievable rival; I thought you had a weakness for dragging him in at the fourth or fifth stump. When I bowl him there, we never seem to miss him. That was challenging, he continued.
Mark Wood also discussed the qualities that make Pant a difficult batter to deal with. In order to handle a dynamic batter like Pant, Wood highlighted the necessity of having variety.
“I believe you need to maintain your composure. I would essentially say that. He can be so capricious that it works to his advantage. He has such a fantastic eye, and he hits it where he wants if you stay the same. “You should alternate between a fast yorker, a high bouncer, or a slower ball,” Wood said.
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