New Delhi: A very interesting match was seen in the first ODI match played between India and South Africa in Ranchi. Batting first, India scored 349 runs and won by 17 runs due to the excellent performance of the bowlers.

The captain became the hero of this victory Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohliwho together made a brilliant partnership of 136 runs, which completely changed the course of the game. Former Indian player Mohammad Kaif has given an important statement regarding this match.

Team India would have lost without Rohit and Virat: Mohammad Kaif

While discussing on his YouTube channel, Mohammad Kaif said, “If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma get out early, the team will lose. In such a situation, it will not be possible to score 300-350 runs and the South African team will win easily.”

Kaif further said, “The direct link of victory is linked to Rohit and Virat. You are talking about young players, but with the new players you will not be able to score even 200 runs. Ultimately it is Kohli and Rohit who get the team out of trouble.”

old gold still shines

Kaif also mentioned that “Virat Kohli 37 years old and Rohit Sharma He is 38 years old, but still his team needs him the most. In Ranchi, Virat scored a brilliant century and hit 7 big sixes, while Rohit also played a fast innings.

The former cricketer also reminded of the partnership against Australia in Sydney and said, “Similar performance was given by both of them in Ranchi also. If both of them had not played a good innings, South Africa would have easily won the match.”

Questions on youth, concerns about the future

This statement of Kaif is important because young players are continuously being given a chance to play. After the defeat in the Test series, new faces have come into the ODI team, but when wickets started falling quickly in Ranchi, the same old stars came to get the team out of trouble.