Not Rohit Sharma; Virat Kohli Becomes Most Popular Sportsperson in India in November 2023 – REPORT

Centurion: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two of the greatest batters of the era. The two are extremely popular among fans and in India they are treated as demi-gods. While the two stars get ready to take on the South African might in the two-match Test series, there is a report that claims that Kohli is the most popular sportsperson in India in November 2023. While Kohli tops the list, Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni is at No. 2 and he is followed by Rohit.

The fourth spot in the list is occupied by Portuguese football captain Cristiano Ronaldo and former batting legend Sachin Tendulkar completes the top-5.

Meanwhile, India will look to break the 31-year jinx of not winning a Test series in South Africa. It will certainly not be easy in the South African conditions. Kohli and Rohit would have to play a big part in it if that has to happen.

“It’s a short series this time, there will be little time to bounce back, so if you don’t start well, there could be no margin for making a comeback. The main challenge here is the fact that the pitches have a lot of bounce and seam movement. It can be tough for batting. The tracks are result-oriented. It can happen that if a bad session happens, you can be far behind in the game,” India coach Rahul Dravid said ahead of the game.

SA vs IND Squads

India (IND) Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, KS Bharat, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

South Africa (SA) Squad: Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma, Keshav Maharaj, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Kyle Verreynne, Tony de Zorzi, Wiaan Mulder, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen and Tristan Stubbs.