Former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs has weighed in on the Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli debate, claiming that Rohit was always the more technically sound batter of the two. With both Indian stars recently announcing their retirement from Test cricket, the conversation has reignited over who had the more complete game in the longest format. The debate began when a user on X shared a video comparing the two Indian batters, highlighting Rohit Sharma’s shot-making abilities even during lean patches. Gibbs responded with a coaching perspective: “It’s up to the batting coach to give him (Virat Kohli) more options to score no matter who the batter is.. thank me later.” When asked directly to choose between the two, Gibbs made his stance clear. “Rohit was always more technically correct than Virat. But Virat’s desire to dominate, especially in white ball format, is a major difference between the two batters.” Kohli, who had once called Gibbs his "favourite cricketer" during a 2008 ICC U19 promo video, received constructive criticism from his childhood idol. Gibbs appeared to respect Kohli’s drive but maintained that Rohit had the edge in technique. You ever see Rohit defend balls on 4th or 5th stump ? How many times did virat get out doing just that ? Rohit definitely technically better than virat — Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) May 14, 2025 “How many times did Virat get out doing just that?”: Gibbs As fans continued to argue in favour of Kohli’s Test record, Herschelle Gibbs doubled down on his assessment. When challenged by another user, the former Proteas batter provided a detailed explanation, focusing on outside-off discipline, often a weakness in Kohli's Test dismissals. “You ever see Rohit defend balls on 4th or 5th stump? How many times did Virat get out doing just that? Rohit definitely technically better than Virat,” Gibbs wrote. Statistically, Kohli had a much longer Test career: 123 matches, 8673 runs, and 29 centuries, compared to Rohit’s 67 Tests and 4301 runs. But Gibbs’ argument leaned more on technique than numbers, suggesting that Rohit’s method was more suited to traditional Test batting. Also READ: Moeen Ali, Meg Lanning awarded MCC Honorary Life Membership The Indian Test team will now move forward without both stalwarts, with a long tour of England set to begin next month. India are likely to pick the squad in the final week of May.