How Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have performed as bowlers in white-ball cricket
Image Source : GettyTeam India captain Rohit Sharma joked at the Asia Cup squad announcement press conference that he and Virat Kohli could roll their arm over if need be, so let's look at their record with the ball
Image Source : GettyVirat Kohli bowls medium pace and since he is probably the most important batter for any team he is playing, he bowls very rarely
Image Source : GettyKohli has bowled in 48 innings in ODIs and 13 innings in T20Is, in addition to 26 innings in the IPL
Image Source : GettyKohli has four wickets to his name in each of the formats - ODIs, T20Is and the IPL - 12 in total
Image Source : GettyVirat Kohli is famous for his wicket of Johnson Charles in the 2016 World T20 semi-final after he smashed an unbeaten 89 off 47 with the bat
Image Source : GettyRohit Sharma has bowled more comparatively as he bowls off-spin
Image Source : GettyRohit has bowled in 38 innings in ODIs, 9 innings in T20Is and 32 times in the IPL
Image Source : GettyRohit has 8 wickets to his name in the ODIs, just one in T20Is and 15 in the IPL
Image Source : GettyRohit Sharma's best performance with the ball was obviously in IPL 2009 where he took a hat-trick and in the same year, his best figures in international cricket also came - against West Indies in an ODI
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