IPL 2022: Sourav Ganguly on Virat Kohli and Rohit, "Real Big Players"

RCB player Virat Kohli and MI player Rohit Sharma's batting performances were disappointing throughout the IPL 2022 season.

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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly gave his opinion about the performances of these two players.

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“I’m not worried at all about the form of Rohit or Virat. They are too good…real big players…

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…The World Cup is far away and I am quite confident that they will be in top shape much before the tournament," Ganguly said.

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In 13 games this season, Kohli has scored 236 runs at just 19.67 at a strike rate of 113.46.

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The Mumbai Indians skipper, on the other hand, has managed 218 runs in 12 games at just 18.17 with a strike rate of 125.29.

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