Rohit Sharma vs Yuvraj Singh: Who will be remembered as the greater legend in Indian limited-overs cricket?

[Savak]

Both Cricketers are ODI and T-20 legends for their respective countries who failed to translate their limited overs form into the test arena.

Rohit as captain has 4-5 IPL Titles for Mumbai Indians and a World Cup T-20 Title for India as captain.

Yuvraj has never captained India or an IPL side to victory but he played a vital role for India in the 2007 T-20 WC win and the 2011 ODI WC win where he was the man of the tournament. One can argue that he could have achieved greater things for India in the limited overs format had he not been curtailed by cancer, his performances dropped significantly after he came back from Cancer Rehab.

Both players during their careers were criticized for not complementing their talents with the work ethic required.

Let's see the Indian posters chime in on this

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Both good players but Yuvraj before the cancer treatment was a beast player.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Rohit Sharma still had a decent Test Career and also the privilege of Captaining the Test Side unlike Yuvraj who was always an outcast in Test Cricket.

While both have done well in Shorter formats of the game , Rohit probably has a greater legacy for leading the Side to T20 World Cup.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yuvraj and Rohit are both legends in ODI cricket and hold their own in their respective batting positions. Rohit has an incredible ODI record and has dominated world cups. Yuvraj’s statistics are incredible for a middle order batsman but could have been better but he’s bailed us out from some real pressure situations like only he could.

 

[sweep_shot]

Yuvi.

He was more impactful.

 

[Ab Fan]

Rohit Sharma.

1. Kohli
2. Tendulkar
3. Rohit
4. Dhoni
5. Yuvraj

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Yuvraj Singh for T20 and Rohit Sharma for ODIs

 

[starpain]

Both overhyped but Yuvraj still better than Rohit both as batsmen and bowler. Rohit is literally the worst thing to ever happened for Indian limited overs cricket since 2010s.

 

[mominsaigol]

Yuvi > Rohit.

I have alot of respect for rohit however at the end of the day he's a home track bully who can't play swing for the life of him.

I still remember his innings against Dale steyn. In the previous game he tonked a double century in odi, And next game he was a bunny against a burnt out end of his lifespan steyn lol.

Yuvi before cancer literally contributed to helping India maintain dominance in a t20 format when everyone hadn't adjusted to it in that era.

Afterward he's the unsung hero who won 2011 wc for india. Not Sachin.

Rohit in the other hand is a great player but he really does capitalise on flat tracks lol.

 

[Rajdeep]

Yuvi > Rohit.

I have alot of respect for rohit however at the end of the day he's a home track bully who can't play swing for the life of him.

I still remember his innings against Dale steyn. In the previous game he tonked a double century in odi, And next game he was a bunny against a burnt out end of his lifespan steyn lol.

Yuvi before cancer literally contributed to helping India maintain dominance in a t20 format when everyone hadn't adjusted to it in that era.

Afterward he's the unsung hero who won 2011 wc for india. Not Sachin.

Rohit in the other hand is a great player but he really does capitalise on flat tracks lol.

Rohit > Yuvi.

Yuvi was very inconsistent and I have followed his career since his debut in Nairobi.

What I am astonished is how come we have different views in every topic?

 

[starpain]

Yuvraj had amazing Peak and was a biggest headache for the opposition bowlers in several series across his career.

Rohit on the other hand was a harmless stat-padder even at his peak, who prioritizes making centuries over Team's cause. He inspired generation of mental midgets like Rahul and Rahane to further ruin our white ball cricket by extending their career by playing meek and selfish brand of cricket disguised as Smart and calculated to make fool of gullible Indian fans. I knew these fraud openers would cost us several ICC Trophies and they single handedly did (2014, 2016, 2021, 2022) even when we had our best ever bowling attack in that period. They failed in 2017 CT final and 2019 SF as well by making binary digit scores.

Personally, I believe Ishan Kishan breakout IPL season in 2020 was very important for future of Indian cricket and was a flicker of hope. Finally we had attacking youngster Top order batsmen who can take on International bowlers in Power Plays. It was a flicker of hope cause before that we were still pinning our hopes on ever-inconsistent Samson to be next big thing for Indian Cricket even though he was delivering underwhelming performances in IPL for years.

 

[kron]

Rohit sharma ain't no legend. You need to perform in tests to be a legend or win a odi wc.

He dint

Yuvi did and yuvi is a loi legend but not an ATG. He was never good enough for tests. Sorry yuvi bhai

 

[kron]

Yuvi > Rohit.

I have alot of respect for rohit however at the end of the day he's a home track bully who can't play swing for the life of him.

I still remember his innings against Dale steyn. In the previous game he tonked a double century in odi, And next game he was a bunny against a burnt out end of his lifespan steyn lol.

Yuvi before cancer literally contributed to helping India maintain dominance in a t20 format when everyone hadn't adjusted to it in that era.

Afterward he's the unsung hero who won 2011 wc for india. Not Sachin.

Rohit in the other hand is a great player but he really does capitalise on flat tracks lol.

Rohit is so overrated. In all formats. He is a nothing player in tests anyway.

He is a borderline great ish player in odi. He is a great in t20

But nothing in tests


You need to be a test legend to be called a ATG
Sadly he isn't. Sorry roro fans.

Odi he failed in all crucial matches. He is a serial loser in odi.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Rohit is well ahead and this is coming from a die hard Yuvi fan.

Rohit is an ATG in ODI cricket, his performances in 2019 and 2023 world cup make him one of the top 3 openers ever.

Winning/ not winning the world cup doesn't make a difference to individual capability of a player, quite similar to why I don't consider Yuvraj >ABD too.

In ODIs, these are our top 5 batsmen:

Kohli
Sachin
Rohit
Dhoni
Yuvraj

The top 4 are ATG's and three of them will play in an ALL TIME ODI eleven, not so sure about Yuvi.

 

[SportsWarrior]

Rohit > Yuvi.

Yuvi was very inconsistent and I have followed his career since his debut in Nairobi.

What I am astonished is how come we have different views in every topic?

Yeah Yuvi was very good in ODI, but Rohit peaks are much higher. Rohit also had a very decent test career whereas Yuvi was pretty bit failure there. For all his performances Yuvi had issues against short pitch bowling where as Rohit is beast against it.

 

[mb3407]

Rohit needs a odi world cup to match Yuvraj's legend. He maybe a better player but yuvi would remain a larger legend

 

[Hitman]

Rohit would be my pick.

 

[BouncerGuy]

IF you see stats, rohit is way ahead of Yuvraj particularly because Rohit was a top-order batter while Yuvraj was not.

TBH, i would pick rohit over yuvraj.

 

[mominsaigol]

Rohit > Yuvi.

Yuvi was very inconsistent and I have followed his career since his debut in Nairobi.

What I am astonished is how come we have different views in every topic?

What I am astonished is how come we have different views in every topic?

Sometimes its good to have a friend like that tbh. I know anfew people like you( aka who disagree with me in everything) in my life.

Not a bad thing lol.

 

[Hikaru]

Rohit if I make my team completely conscious. But if were dreaming an India XI, I would still subconsciously include the likes of Yuvraj and Sehwag for emotional reasons. That was my team.

 

[chakdeindian]

Rohit as a batter is far more technically strong than yuvraj singh and have played many blinders.. however Yuvi has an aura and natural hitting ability which no one could match..Also Yuvi created impact in all three depts- batting, bowling and fielding and have inspired many young cricketers..Also Rohit initially was a failure and was not selected for 2011 wc and was dropped from tests..He was given a long rope till he found his form and later flourished..

 

[Bhaijaan]

Both are legends and pick themselves in our ATG XI and both have a strong case for making it to ATG World XI as well.

Position wise there is no comparison

Rohit is a dashing opener and a leader.

Yuvraj is a middle order clutch batter, a handy spinner and a gun fielder with a rocket throwing arm. As a package Yuvraj offers a lot of balance to the team.

It’s a tie for me and if you put a gun on my head to say 1 name I will randomly say any name it doesn’t matter.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

Both Cricketers are ODI and T-20 legends for their respective countries who failed to translate their limited overs form into the test arena.

Rohit as captain has 4-5 IPL Titles for Mumbai Indians and a World Cup T-20 Title for India as captain.

Yuvraj has never captained India or an IPL side to victory but he played a vital role for India in the 2007 T-20 WC win and the 2011 ODI WC win where he was the man of the tournament. One can argue that he could have achieved greater things for India in the limited overs format had he not been curtailed by cancer, his performances dropped significantly after he came back from Cancer Rehab.

Both players during their careers were criticized for not complementing their talents with the work ethic required.

Let's see the Indian posters chime in on this

Love Yuvraj with for all the Punjabi passion and sheer class.
But Rohit's legacy in LOI as a batsman and twice winning captain trumps everything. Also, Rohit's captaincy of Mumbai Indians to record IPL titles will be kept alive by the Ambanis and Mumbai crowds for far longer.

 

[amvbfm]

Rohit for me. Imo he is the top batter to come out of India in the last two decades based purely on ability. Of course that wouldn't be the case if you consider stats and achievements. But Rohit's ability, when he puts it to proper use, is awe-inspiring. I feel he has massively underachieved.

 

[JaDed]

If Yuvi is in form we are winning the tournament not necessarily true for Rohit.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Yuvraj did well in ICC tournaments from his debut exept 2014 final. He could bowl too. Rohit did well in his T20 debut. 50 against South Africa in 2007 world cup. Then in the final against pakistan made 30 in 16 balls which proved to play a big difference in the end.

 

[Ab Fan]

Rohit because he has done it over a longer period. Yuvi was past his best after 2011 World Cup.

 

[kron]

Yuvi.

He was more impactful.

Hands down yuvi easy


If India had won 2023 WC and Rohit don’t play a stupid shot maybe I would have changed my mind

 

[kron]

What I am astonished is how come we have different views in every topic?

Sometimes its good to have a friend like that tbh. I know anfew people like you( aka who disagree with me in everything) in my life.

Not a bad thing lol.

Yuvi >> Rohit easy
No debate there

 

[BouncerGuy]

Yuvi has great history and comparing these 2 guys is not fair... Rohit how ever won 2 ICC trophies as captain in span of couple of months... ROhit for me

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yuvraj was a happy casual guy until big matches triggered the fighter in him. It’s amazing how big moments trigger great players. It’s like they have a switch they can turn on for special occasions. When you notice the smile is gone and the eyes could probably start throwing laser beams at any point lol.

 

[Hikaru]

My favorite triumphs as a Cricket fan had Yuvi as the central figure. Rohit is without a doubt a better player, but for me personally, it's Yuvi all the way.

GenZs on the other hand will pick Rohit and it makes sense. IPL victories count a lot for the younger generation.

 

[mb3407]

Its Yuvi until Rohit wins a 50 over world cup

 

[AMSS]

Overall, Rohit now has a bigger body of work and also a more well rounded record. Rohit has a solid personal batting record in multiple ICC tournaments besides some memorable test knocks.

The WT20 and CT triumphs under Rohit has now propelled him in a clear lead ahead of Yuvi.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Yuvraaj Singh. He is the reason why India won 2007 world t20, one of the main reason won 2011 WC.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Rohit is a bit of a tulla and performs in very specific conditions. Give him an seaming wicket with left armer hooping it all over and he struggles to put bat to ball....Boult, Aamer, Shaheen have exposed him so many times.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Rohit is a bit of a tulla and performs in very specific conditions. Give him an seaming wicket with left armer hooping it all over and he struggles to put bat to ball....Boult, Aamer, Shaheen have exposed him so many times.

We are comparing Rohit with Yuvraj not Rizwan or Babar. Indian batters don't have high standards.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

We are comparing Rohit with Yuvraj not Rizwan or Babar. Indian batters don't have high standards.

Don't derail the thread, it is about Yuvraj and Rohit. Don't bring unrelated names here.

 

[mominsaigol]

Yuvi is overall better since he provides a bowling option and his performance in 2011 beats anything rohit's achieved in world cups.

But rohit is better in bi laterals