Young Rohit reminded me of Inzamam, says Yuvraj

Asked about his first impression of Rohit, the left-hander said the swashbuckling batsman looked like somebody who had a lot of time to play his strokes.

April 05, 2020 11:26 pm | Updated April 06, 2020 12:30 am IST - New Delhi

Admiration:  Yuvraj Singh, right, says Rohit Sharma  is someone who has a lot of time to play his strokes.

Admiration: Yuvraj Singh, right, says Rohit Sharma is someone who has a lot of time to play his strokes.

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh said that Rohit Sharma reminded him of Pakistan batting legend Inzamam-ul-Haq in his early days.

The flamboyant India vice-captain made his ODI debut in June 2007 while his maiden T20 game came during the World Cup later that year against England, where unfortunately Rohit didn’t get a chance to bat.

Asked about his first impression of Rohit, the left-hander said the swashbuckling batsman looked like somebody who had a lot of time to play his strokes.

“I think when he came into the Indian team, he looked like somebody who had a lot of time,” Yuvraj said during a YouTube chat show.

“He reminded me of Inzamam, because, when he batted, Inzi had a lot of time (to play the bowlers),”

Inzamam, a veteran of 120 Tests and over 300 ODIs, is known to remain calm under pressure situations. He captained Pakistan from 2003-07.

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