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Kohli ‘very grateful’ for playing with Sharma in India for 15 years

Virat Kohli is “very grateful” for playing with Rohit Sharma in India for 15 years as he braces for their Indian Premier League (IPL) matchup.

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KOHLI ‘VERY GRATEFUL’ FOR PLAYING WITH SHARMA WITH INDIA NATIONAL TEAM FOR 15 YEARS

Kohli is “very grateful” for playing with Sharma with the India men’s national team for 15 years.

Furthermore, the 36-year-old top order batter relished the opportuity to prolong their careers.

Moreover, Kohli admitted there were no guarantees that he nor Sharma would play this long.

“We have definitely enjoyed our time playing together, so we were able to make out careers long because when we were young,” Kohli said.

“As I said, it was not certain that we would end up playing for 15 years for India,” he added.

‘LOTS OF BACK AND FORTH’ BUT ‘WE WOULD END UP ON THE SAME PAGE,’ SAYS VIRAT

Kohli described their relationship with Sharma as having “a lot of back and forth.”

Moreover, the veteran batter assured that “we would end up on the same page.”

Furthermore, Kohli and Sharma were recently part of two India title teams.

There were the 2024 T20 World Cup last year and their Champions Trophy 2025 conquest last month.

“So there’s a lot of back and forth that happens,” Kohli recalled.

“More or less, we would end up on the same page in terms of the gut feel of that situation,” he added.

FANS BRACE FOR KOHLI’S RCB AGAINST SHARMA’S MUMBAI INDIANS IN IPL

Meanwhile, Indian cricket fans are bracing for Kohli’s head-to-head matchup against Sharma with their respective IPL teams.

Furthermore, Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Sharma’s Mumbai Indians at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

Moreover, fans await how does two of India’s cricket icons interact against rivals for a change.

“I think it’s a very natural thing to take place when you play with someone for so long and you share so much of your insight of the game initially,” Kohli said.

“You’re kind of growing in your careers at probably the same time, and you share all kind of queries and questions,” he added.